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GHL Systems Bhd (XKLS:0021) Interest Coverage : 37.34 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is GHL Systems 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. GHL Systems Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was RM10.2 Mil. GHL Systems Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was RM-0.3 Mil. GHL Systems Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 37.34. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XKLS:0021' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.56   Med: 15.21   Max: 34.66
Current: 34.66


XKLS:0021's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
52.49% of 1604 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 29.03 vs XKLS:0021: 34.66

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


GHL Systems Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for GHL Systems 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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GHL Systems Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

GHL Systems Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
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GHL Systems Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 34.73 34.47 36.27 31.39 37.34

Competitive Comparison of GHL Systems Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, GHL Systems 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.


GHL Systems Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, GHL Systems Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GHL Systems Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.



GHL Systems 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.

GHL Systems Bhd's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, GHL Systems Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-1.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM43.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM12.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*43.845/-1.581
=27.73

GHL Systems Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, GHL Systems Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-0.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM10.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM9.2 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*10.156/-0.272
=37.34

* 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.


GHL Systems Bhd  (XKLS:0021) 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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GHL Systems Bhd (XKLS:0021) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Jalan Dataran SD1, Dataran SD, PJU 9, C-G-15, Block C, Bandar Sri Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, MYS, 52200
GHL Systems Bhd is a Malaysian company that acts as a payment services provider having its business operations in Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Australia. The operating segments of the company are Shared Services, Solution Service, and Transaction Payment Acquisition. Shared Services comprises the sale, rental, and maintenance of EDC terminals and other card acceptance devices. Solution Services comprises the sale and maintenance of hardware devices and software. Transaction Payment Acquisition comprises e-pay services which include telco prepaid and other top-up facilities and bill collection services for consumers as well as electronic payment services. Majority of the company's revenue comes from Malaysia.

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