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Scicom MSC Bhd (XKLS:0099) Interest Coverage : 25.68 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Scicom MSC 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. Scicom MSC Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM9.7 Mil. Scicom MSC Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM-0.4 Mil. Scicom MSC Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 25.68. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XKLS:0099' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 18.96   Med: 5443.96   Max: 10851.5
Current: 23.65


XKLS:0099's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
58.54% of 796 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.48 vs XKLS:0099: 23.65

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


Scicom MSC Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Scicom MSC 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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Scicom MSC Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

Scicom MSC Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only No Debt 36.81 20.52 18.96 23.42

Scicom MSC 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 28.62 20.43 21.20 27.95 25.68

Competitive Comparison of Scicom MSC Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Scicom MSC 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.


Scicom MSC Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Scicom MSC Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.



Scicom MSC 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.

Scicom MSC Bhd's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Scicom MSC Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-1.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM42.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM21.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*42.788/-1.827
=23.42

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Scicom MSC Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-0.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM9.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM16.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*9.681/-0.377
=25.68

* 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.


Scicom MSC Bhd  (XKLS:0099) 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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Scicom MSC Bhd (XKLS:0099) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 22, Jalan P. Ramlee, 25th Floor Menara TA One, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50250
Scicom MSC Bhd is an investment holding company. The company is engaged in the provision of customer contact center services within the business process outsourcing space. The company operates through two segments namely Business Process Outsourcing services which generates maximum revenue for the company and Education Solutions. Its Outsourcing services segment comprises BPO services which offer multi-lingual, multi-channel customer care, technical support help desks, consultative sales, and associated fulfillment. The company's Education segment includes educational and industrial training services focused on customer care in the service industry. It provides services to clients geographically across Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and China.

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