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Protasco Bhd (XKLS:5070) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Protasco Bhd Financial Strength?

Protasco Bhd has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Protasco Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.67. Protasco Bhd's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.14. As of today, Protasco Bhd's Altman Z-Score is 1.74.


Competitive Comparison of Protasco Bhd's Financial Strength

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Protasco Bhd's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Protasco Bhd's Financial Strength Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Protasco Bhd's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Protasco Bhd's Financial Strength falls into.



Protasco Bhd Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

Protasco Bhd's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM-3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM20 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM43 Mil.

Protasco Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*19.641/-3.466
=5.67

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Protasco Bhd's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(181.148 + 43.464) / 1655.308
=0.14

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Protasco Bhd has a Z-score of 1.74, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.74 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Protasco Bhd  (XKLS:5070) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Protasco Bhd has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Protasco Bhd (XKLS:5070) Business Description

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Address
Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Corporate Block, Unipark Suria, Kajang, SGR, MYS, 43000
Protasco Bhd is engaged in the business of investment holding. It operates in eight business segments. The Maintenance segment, which is the key revenue driver, is involved in the maintenance of federal and state roads. The Construction segment consists of the development of buildings and other infrastructures facilities. The Property development segment includes the construction of commercial and residential properties. Engineering segment provides civil engineering and other related services. The Trading and manufacturing segment is in the production and marketing of construction materials. Education segment comprises of the provision of tertiary education services, Hotel & Hospitality segment and Clean Energy segment.

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