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Kawan Food Bhd (XKLS:7216) Financial Strength : 10 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kawan Food Bhd Financial Strength?

Kawan Food Bhd has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Kawan Food Bhd shows strong financial strength.

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.

Kawan Food Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 275.68. Kawan Food Bhd's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.01. As of today, Kawan Food Bhd's Altman Z-Score is 7.58.


Competitive Comparison of Kawan Food Bhd's Financial Strength

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Kawan Food Bhd's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Kawan Food Bhd's Financial Strength Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Kawan Food Bhd's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Kawan Food 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:

Kawan Food Bhd's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM10.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was RM0.0 Mil.

Kawan Food Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*10.2/-0.037
=275.68

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Kawan Food Bhd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Kawan Food Bhd's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(3.56 + 0) / 245.768
=0.01

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.

Kawan Food Bhd has a Z-score of 7.58, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 7.58 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.


Kawan Food Bhd  (XKLS:7216) 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.

Kawan Food Bhd has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Kawan Food Bhd (XKLS:7216) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Lot 129351, Jalan Sungai Pinang 4/19, Selangor Halal Hub, Fasa 2C, Taman Perindustrian Pulau Indah, Pulau Indah, SGR, MYS, 42920
Kawan Food Bhd is an investment holding company principally engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling frozen food products. The product portfolio includes Bakery, Bun, Chapatti, Dessert, Finger Food, Frozen Vegetable, Paratha and Spring Roll Pastry and others. The company produce and sell food under the brands of Kawan, KG Pastry, Veat, PassionBake and Aman, of which Kawan remains its key brand. The group is also involved in the other businesses of investment property and rental of trucks; food truck operator and others. Its geographical segments include Malaysia, North America, Rest of Asia, Europe, Oceania, and Africa.

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