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Leon Fuat Bhd (XKLS:5232) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Leon Fuat Bhd Financial Strength?

Leon Fuat 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.

Leon Fuat Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.14. Leon Fuat Bhd's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.45. As of today, Leon Fuat Bhd's Altman Z-Score is 2.34.


Competitive Comparison of Leon Fuat Bhd's Financial Strength

For the Steel subindustry, Leon Fuat 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.


Leon Fuat Bhd's Financial Strength Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Leon Fuat Bhd's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Leon Fuat 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:

Leon Fuat Bhd's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM-5.7 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM12.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM92.1 Mil.

Leon Fuat 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*12.32/-5.748
=2.14

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

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

Leon Fuat 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
=(340.704 + 92.051) / 962.276
=0.45

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.

Leon Fuat Bhd has a Z-score of 2.34, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Leon Fuat Bhd is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.34 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Leon Fuat Bhd  (XKLS:5232) 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.

Leon Fuat Bhd has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Leon Fuat Bhd (XKLS:5232) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Wisma Leon Fuat, No. 11, Lorong Keluli 1B, Seksyen 7, Kawasan Perindustrian Bukit Raja Selatan, Shah Alam, SGR, MYS, 40000
Leon Fuat Bhd is engaged in the provision of management services through its subsidiaries. It operates through three segments: Trading of Steel Products, Processing and/or manufacturing of Steel Products, and Others. It mainly involves the buying and selling of flat and long steel products and also offers value-added services to flat and long steel products in the form of cutting, leveling, shearing, profiling, bending, and finishing as well as the production of expanded metal and Other segment includes steel materials such as tool steel and non-ferrous metal products such as bronze, brass, aluminum, and copper. It operates in two geographical areas; Malaysia and the Republic of Singapore.

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