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Southern Cable Group Bhd (XKLS:0225) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Southern Cable Group Bhd Financial Strength?

Southern Cable Group Bhd has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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.

Southern Cable Group Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 9.40. Southern Cable Group Bhd's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.13. As of today, Southern Cable Group Bhd's Altman Z-Score is 4.32.


Competitive Comparison of Southern Cable Group Bhd's Financial Strength

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Southern Cable Group Bhd's Financial Strength Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Southern Cable Group Bhd's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Southern Cable Group 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:

Southern Cable Group Bhd's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was RM-2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was RM19 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was RM9 Mil.

Southern Cable Group Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*18.573/-1.976
=9.40

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

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

Southern Cable Group Bhd's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(157.37 + 9.355) / 1248.108
=0.13

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.

Southern Cable Group Bhd has a Z-score of 4.32, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.32 is strong.

* 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.


Southern Cable Group Bhd  (XKLS:0225) 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.

Southern Cable Group Bhd has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Southern Cable Group Bhd (XKLS:0225) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Lot 42, Jalan Merbau Pulas, Kawasan Perusahaan Kuala Ketil, Kuala Ketil, KDH, MYS, 09300
Southern Cable Group Bhd is a manufacturer of cables and wires. The company's portfolio includes cables and wires used for power distribution and transmission, communications, as well as control and instrumentation applications. The operating segment of the company are Power cables and wires, Communications cables and wires, Control and instrumentation cables and wires and Related products and services. Power cables and wires segment include power cables and wires which are used in electrical systems for the distribution of power. The majority of company's revenue is generated from Power cables and wires segment.

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