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Gamuda Bhd (XKLS:5398) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Gamuda Bhd Financial Strength?

Gamuda 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.

Gamuda Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 4.77. Gamuda Bhd's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.61. As of today, Gamuda Bhd's Altman Z-Score is 2.23.


Competitive Comparison of Gamuda Bhd's Financial Strength

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Gamuda 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.


Gamuda Bhd's Financial Strength Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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



Gamuda 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:

Gamuda Bhd's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was RM-25 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was RM120 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was RM6,539 Mil.

Gamuda Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*120.235/-25.226
=4.77

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

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

Gamuda Bhd's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(1600.91 + 6539.369) / 13323.196
=0.61

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.

Gamuda Bhd has a Z-score of 2.23, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Gamuda 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 2.23 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.


Gamuda Bhd  (XKLS:5398) 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.

Gamuda Bhd has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Gamuda Bhd (XKLS:5398) Business Description

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Address
No. 8, Jalan PJU8/8A, Menara Gamuda, D-16-01, Block D, PJ Trade Centre, Bandar Damansara Perdana, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47820
Gamuda Bhdis one of Malaysia's firms in infrastructure and property development. It helps construct highways, plants, ports, and other industrial developments throughout select regions, and the company also develops residential and commercial communities. The company has three core business divisions: engineering and construction, property development, and water and expressway concessions. The engineering and construction segment generates more than half of the total revenue. Concessions granted to Gamuda from government authorities pertain to operating highways and water management. Gamuda operates highway tolls and works to minimize traffic congestion. As a water provider, it uses a multistep process to supply fresh clean water.

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