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S P Setia Bhd (XKLS:8664PB.PFD) Interest Coverage : 3.51 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is S P Setia Bhd Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. S P Setia Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM292.27 Mil. S P Setia Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM-83.32 Mil. S P Setia Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.51. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. S P Setia Bhd interest coverage is 2.34, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for S P Setia Bhd's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:8664PB.PFD' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.33   Med: 2.97   Max: 13.84
Current: 2.34


XKLS:8664PB.PFD's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
64.58% of 1341 companies
in the Real Estate industry
Industry Median: 3.96 vs XKLS:8664PB.PFD: 2.34

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


S P Setia Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for S P Setia Bhd's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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S P Setia Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

S P Setia Bhd Annual Data
Trend Oct13 Oct14 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.72 1.33 3.02 2.49 2.36

S P Setia Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.50 2.05 2.02 1.86 3.51

Competitive Comparison of S P Setia Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, S P Setia Bhd's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


S P Setia Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, S P Setia Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where S P Setia Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.



S P Setia Bhd Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

S P Setia Bhd's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, S P Setia Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-339.42 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM801.65 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM7,104.87 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*801.652/-339.424
=2.36

S P Setia Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, S P Setia Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-83.32 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM292.27 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM7,104.87 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*292.267/-83.315
=3.51

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


S P Setia Bhd  (XKLS:8664PB.PFD) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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S P Setia Bhd (XKLS:8664PB.PFD) Business Description

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Address
12, Persiaran Setia Dagang, Setia Alam, Seksyen U13, S P Setia Berhad Corporate HQ, Shah Alam, MYS, 40170
S P Setia Bhd is a general real estate company that reports in three segments: Property Development, Construction, and Other operations. The vast majority of Setia's revenue is generated by its property development business, which focuses on developing residential and commercial facilities, followed by its construction segment. Setia's construction segment focuses on building and highway construction. The company considers merger and acquisition investment as a component of its operational growth strategy.

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