EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 2/6

EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd has a total shareholder equity of MYR500.1M and total debt of MYR269.5M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 53.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are MYR932.0M and MYR431.9M respectively. EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's EBIT is MYR19.2M making its interest coverage ratio 1.1. It has cash and short-term investments of MYR9.5M.

Key information

53.9%

Debt to equity ratio

RM269.54m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio	1.1x
Cash	RM9.52m
Equity	RM500.14m
Total liabilities	RM431.91m
Total assets	RM932.05m

Recent financial health updates

Is EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KLSE:ECOFIRS) Using Too Much Debt?

May 13

Is EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KLSE:ECOFIRS) A Risky Investment?

Jan 12

Here's Why EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KLSE:ECOFIRS) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

May 14

Here's Why EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KLSE:ECOFIRS) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Nov 22

Recent updates

Is EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KLSE:ECOFIRS) Using Too Much Debt?

May 13

Is EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KLSE:ECOFIRS) A Risky Investment?

Jan 12

Shareholders Will Most Likely Find EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's (KLSE:ECOFIRS) CEO Compensation Acceptable

Oct 20

Here's Why EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KLSE:ECOFIRS) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

May 14

A Quick Analysis On EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's (KLSE:ECOFIRS) CEO Salary

Feb 06

EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's (KLSE:ECOFIRS) Stock Has Fared Decently: Is the Market Following Strong Financials?

Jan 10

Does EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's (KLSE:ECOFIRS) Share Price Gain of 55% Match Its Business Performance?

Dec 20

Here's Why EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KLSE:ECOFIRS) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Nov 22

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: ECOFIRS's short term assets (MYR282.8M) exceed its short term liabilities (MYR187.9M).

Long Term Liabilities: ECOFIRS's short term assets (MYR282.8M) exceed its long term liabilities (MYR244.0M).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: ECOFIRS's net debt to equity ratio (52%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: ECOFIRS's debt to equity ratio has increased from 50.8% to 53.9% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: ECOFIRS's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (7.6%).

Interest Coverage: ECOFIRS's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (1.1x coverage).

EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 2/6

Key information

Recent financial health updates

Is EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KLSE:ECOFIRS) Using Too Much Debt?

Is EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KLSE:ECOFIRS) A Risky Investment?

Here's Why EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KLSE:ECOFIRS) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Here's Why EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KLSE:ECOFIRS) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Recent updates

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: RM0.017 loss per share (vs RM0.004 loss in 2Q 2023)

Ecofirst Consolidated Bhd Appoints Goh Lik Sin as Principal Officer

EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KLSE:ECOFIRS) completed the acquisition of remaining 49% stake in BCM Holdings Sdn Bhd from Tan You Tiong.

EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd Announces the Retirement of Dato' Tiong Kwing Hee as Group Chief Executive Officer

EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd Announces the Retirement of Dato' Tiong Kwing Hee as Group Chief Executive Officer

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: RM0.012 (vs RM0.009 loss in FY 2022)

EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd Appoints Dato' Teoh Seng Kian as Executive Director

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: RM0.011 (vs RM0.009 loss in FY 2022)

EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd Announces the Change of Directorate of Dato' Boey Chin Gan as Non Independent and Non Executive Member of Audit Committee

Lau Chi Yung (Kenneth Lau) acquired remaining 51% stake in Ecofirst Horizon Sdn Bhd from EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KLSE:ECOFIRS).

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: RM0.005 (vs RM0.001 loss in 3Q 2022)

Ecofirst Consolidated Bhd Appoints Chan Kim Hong as Independent and Non Executive Member of Audit Committee

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: RM0.003 loss per share (vs RM0.002 loss in 2Q 2022)

EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd Announces Redesignation of Chin Wing Wah as Chairman of Audit Committee

EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd signed an agreement to acquire BCM Holdings Sdn Bhd for MYR 78.4 million.

EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd Announces Retirement of Dato' Syed Ariff Fadzillah Bin Syed Awalluddin as Independent and Non Executive Chairman

First quarter 2023 earnings released: RM0.004 loss per share (vs RM0.002 loss in 1Q 2022)

Urbansonic SDN BHD agreed to acquire to acquire the remaining 51% stake in Ecofirst Horizon Sdn Bhd from EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KLSE:ECOFIRS) for MYR 2.5 million.

EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd, Annual General Meeting, Nov 23, 2022

EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KLSE:ECOFIRS) entered into a conditional share sale agreement to acquire remaining 49% stake in BCM Holdings Sdn Bhd from Tan You Tiong MYR 78.4 million.

Full year 2022 earnings released: RM0.009 loss per share (vs RM0.017 profit in FY 2021)

Is EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KLSE:ECOFIRS) Using Too Much Debt?

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: RM0.001 loss per share (vs RM0.005 loss in 3Q 2021)

Second quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Is EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KLSE:ECOFIRS) A Risky Investment?

Shareholders Will Most Likely Find EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's (KLSE:ECOFIRS) CEO Compensation Acceptable

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS RM0.017 (vs RM0.021 in FY 2020)

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS RM0.017 (vs RM0.021 in FY 2020)

Here's Why EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KLSE:ECOFIRS) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: RM0.005 loss per share (vs RM0.007 profit in 3Q 2020)

New 90-day low: RM0.35

A Quick Analysis On EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's (KLSE:ECOFIRS) CEO Salary

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS RM0.003

EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of MYR 9.97002 million.

New 90-day low: RM0.38

EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's (KLSE:ECOFIRS) Stock Has Fared Decently: Is the Market Following Strong Financials?

Does EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd's (KLSE:ECOFIRS) Share Price Gain of 55% Match Its Business Performance?

Here's Why EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KLSE:ECOFIRS) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

New 90-day high: RM0.40

First quarter earnings released

New 90-day high: RM0.39

Full year earnings released - EPS RM0.021

New 90-day high - RM0.34

New 90-day low - RM0.30

Financial Position Analysis

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Balance Sheet

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