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Boustead Plantations Bhd (XKLS:5254) Interest Coverage : 2.91 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Boustead Plantations 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. Boustead Plantations Bhd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was RM28.4 Mil. Boustead Plantations Bhd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was RM-9.8 Mil. Boustead Plantations Bhd's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 2.91. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XKLS:5254' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.57   Med: 2.91   Max: 8.95
Current: 2.24


XKLS:5254's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 8.54 vs XKLS:5254: 2.24

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


Boustead Plantations Bhd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Boustead Plantations 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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Boustead Plantations Bhd Interest Coverage Chart

Boustead Plantations Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 2.40 8.26 8.95

Boustead Plantations 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 0.17 3.75 2.21 0.15 2.91

Competitive Comparison of Boustead Plantations Bhd's Interest Coverage

For the Farm Products subindustry, Boustead Plantations 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.


Boustead Plantations Bhd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Boustead Plantations Bhd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Boustead Plantations Bhd's Interest Coverage falls into.



Boustead Plantations 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.

Boustead Plantations 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, Boustead Plantations Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-33.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM299.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM402.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*299.594/-33.478
=8.95

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

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Boustead Plantations Bhd's Interest Expense was RM-9.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was RM28.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM290.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*28.443/-9.785
=2.91

* 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.


Boustead Plantations Bhd  (XKLS:5254) 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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Boustead Plantations Bhd (XKLS:5254) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Level 23, The Bousteador, No. 10, Jalan PJU 7/6, Menara Damansara, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47800
Boustead Plantations Bhd owns oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia. It cultivates oil palm and harvests fresh fruit bunches (each bunch is taken from an oil palm tree and can contain several hundred individual fruits) throughout its fields. Research and development investments range from improving crop transportation to developing new oil palm breeds. The company produces and sells crude palm oil, palm kernel, and fresh fruit bunches to maintain flexibility with customers. Additionally, it provides mill design and consultancy services. Plantation segment generates nearly all of the revenue for the company. Its geographical segments include Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak.

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