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GFM Services Bhd (XKLS:0039) Interest Coverage : 3.99 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is GFM Services 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. GFM Services Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM19.0 Mil. GFM Services Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM-4.8 Mil. GFM Services Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.99. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. GFM Services Bhd interest coverage is 2.86, which is low.

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

XKLS:0039' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.53   Med: 3.66   Max: No Debt
Current: 2.86


XKLS:0039's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
79.77% of 796 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.48 vs XKLS:0039: 2.86

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


GFM Services Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for GFM Services 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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GFM Services Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

GFM Services Bhd Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.53 1.65 1.78 2.34 2.86

GFM Services Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 2.43 2.33 2.10 3.08 3.99

Competitive Comparison of GFM Services Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, GFM Services 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.


GFM Services Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, GFM Services Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GFM Services Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.



GFM Services 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.

GFM Services Bhd's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, GFM Services Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-19.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM55.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM239.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*55.772/-19.474
=2.86

GFM Services Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, GFM Services Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-4.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM19.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM239.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*19.043/-4.775
=3.99

* 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.


GFM Services Bhd  (XKLS:0039) 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 .


GFM Services Bhd Interest Coverage Related Terms

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GFM Services Bhd (XKLS:0039) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
A-3A-1 Melawati Corporate Centre, Jalan Bandar Melawati, Taman Melawati, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 53100
GFM Services Bhd is an investment holding company. Its core business is in providing Facilities Management services which include the provision of facilities operations, maintenance and management, engineering services, facilities consultancy and advisory, and facilities management services. The Concession arrangements business involves the construction and maintenance of facilities and infrastructure.

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