Media Prima Berhad Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 5/6

Media Prima Berhad has a total shareholder equity of MYR703.4M and total debt of MYR225.3M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 32%. Its total assets and total liabilities are MYR1.4B and MYR704.1M respectively. Media Prima Berhad's EBIT is MYR69.2M making its interest coverage ratio 27. It has cash and short-term investments of MYR376.0M.

Key information

32.0%

Debt to equity ratio

RM 225.30m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio27x
CashRM 375.98m
EquityRM 703.40m
Total liabilitiesRM 704.13m
Total assetsRM 1.41b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

Media Prima Berhad's (KLSE:MEDIA) CEO Compensation Is Looking A Bit Stretched At The Moment

Nov 14
Media Prima Berhad's (KLSE:MEDIA) CEO Compensation Is Looking A Bit Stretched At The Moment

Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of MYR0.015

Sep 02
Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of MYR0.015

Results: Media Prima Berhad Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

Aug 31
Results: Media Prima Berhad Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Revenue Forecasts By 13%

Feb 28
Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Revenue Forecasts By 13%

Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Stock's 25% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

Jun 29
Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Stock's 25% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

What Does Media Prima Berhad's (KLSE:MEDIA) Share Price Indicate?

May 04
What Does Media Prima Berhad's (KLSE:MEDIA) Share Price Indicate?

Media Prima Berhad's (KLSE:MEDIA) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Feb 18
Media Prima Berhad's (KLSE:MEDIA) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Is There Now An Opportunity In Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA)?

Jan 10
Is There Now An Opportunity In Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA)?

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA)?

Jul 23
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA)?

Media Prima Berhad's (KLSE:MEDIA) Profits Appear To Have Quality Issues

Jun 02
Media Prima Berhad's (KLSE:MEDIA) Profits Appear To Have Quality Issues

Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

May 05
Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Is Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Trading At A 47% Discount?

Apr 07
Is Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Trading At A 47% Discount?

How Well Is Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Allocating Its Capital?

Mar 17
How Well Is Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Allocating Its Capital?

Analysts Are Upgrading Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) After Its Latest Results

Feb 27
Analysts Are Upgrading Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) After Its Latest Results

Did You Miss Media Prima Berhad's (KLSE:MEDIA) 89% Share Price Gain?

Feb 10
Did You Miss Media Prima Berhad's (KLSE:MEDIA) 89% Share Price Gain?

We Think Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Jan 15
We Think Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

What Kind Of Shareholders Hold The Majority In Media Prima Berhad's (KLSE:MEDIA) Shares?

Dec 15
What Kind Of Shareholders Hold The Majority In Media Prima Berhad's (KLSE:MEDIA) Shares?

What These Trends Mean At Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA)

Nov 19
What These Trends Mean At Media Prima Berhad (KLSE:MEDIA)

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: MEDIA's short term assets (MYR576.4M) exceed its short term liabilities (MYR407.6M).

Long Term Liabilities: MEDIA's short term assets (MYR576.4M) exceed its long term liabilities (MYR296.5M).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: MEDIA has more cash than its total debt.

Reducing Debt: MEDIA's debt to equity ratio has increased from 1.4% to 32% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: MEDIA's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (87.5%).

Interest Coverage: MEDIA's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (27x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis2024/12/21 06:02
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

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Analyst Sources

Media Prima Berhad is covered by 23 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Nadia Binti SubhanAffin Hwang Investment Bank
Woo Kim TohAlliance Research Sdn. Bhd.
Sheng Cheong SooAmInvestment Bank Berhad