Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 3/6
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad has a total shareholder equity of MYR15.8B and total debt of MYR11.2B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 70.6%. Its total assets and total liabilities are MYR31.5B and MYR15.7B respectively. Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad's EBIT is MYR1.7B making its interest coverage ratio 3.9. It has cash and short-term investments of MYR2.6B.
Key information
70.6%
Debt to equity ratio
RM 11.19b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 3.9x |
| Cash | RM 2.56b |
| Equity | RM 15.85b |
| Total liabilities | RM 15.68b |
| Total assets | RM 31.53b |
Recent financial health updates
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Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: KLKB.Y's short term assets (MYR9.7B) exceed its short term liabilities (MYR6.1B).
Long Term Liabilities: KLKB.Y's short term assets (MYR9.7B) exceed its long term liabilities (MYR9.5B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: KLKB.Y's net debt to equity ratio (54.5%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: KLKB.Y's debt to equity ratio has increased from 35.4% to 70.6% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: KLKB.Y's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (11.5%).
Interest Coverage: KLKB.Y's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (3.9x coverage).