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Gas Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:5209) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Gas Malaysia Bhd Financial Strength?

Gas Malaysia Bhd has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

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.

Gas Malaysia Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 39.60. Gas Malaysia Bhd's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.04. As of today, Gas Malaysia Bhd's Altman Z-Score is 4.28.


Competitive Comparison of Gas Malaysia Bhd's Financial Strength

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Gas Malaysia Bhd's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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Gas Malaysia 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:

Gas Malaysia Bhd's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was RM-3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was RM133 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was RM82 Mil.

Gas Malaysia Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*133.09/-3.361
=39.60

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

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

Gas Malaysia Bhd's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(252.323 + 81.924) / 7490.448
=0.04

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.

Gas Malaysia Bhd has a Z-score of 4.28, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.28 is strong.

* 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.


Gas Malaysia Bhd  (XKLS:5209) 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.

Gas Malaysia Bhd has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Gas Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:5209) Business Description

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Address
Number 5, Jalan Serendah 26/17, Seksyen 26, Shah Alam, SGR, MYS, 40732
Gas Malaysia Bhd is a Malaysian gas utility company of which the shareholder is the state-owned Malaysian energy corporation, Petronas. Gas Malaysia is involved in the distribution and sale of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) within the Natural Gas Distribution System in Peninsular Malaysia. The company segments its operations into Natural Gas and LPG and Others. Nearly all of Gas Malaysia's revenue is derived from its Natural Gas and LPG division. Within this unit, the sale of natural gas generates the vast majority of revenue. Malaysia Gas also receives revenue from sales of LPG, the construction of pipelines, and pipeline usage tolling fees. While the company serves a variety of industrial and commercial consumers, its customers are residential entities.

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