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Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (Kongsberg Gruppen ASA) Interest Coverage : 21.82 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Kongsberg Gruppen ASA Interest Coverage?

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 by its Interest Expense. Kongsberg Gruppen ASA's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $138 Mil. Kongsberg Gruppen ASA's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-6 Mil. Kongsberg Gruppen ASA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 21.82. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kongsberg Gruppen ASA's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

NSKFF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.13   Med: 9.73   Max: 44.09
Current: 12.31


NSKFF's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
68.27% of 208 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 6.855 vs NSKFF: 12.31

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Kongsberg Gruppen ASA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kongsberg Gruppen ASA's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Kongsberg Gruppen ASA Interest Coverage Chart

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.13 8.38 13.06 11.07 13.69

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 23.72 14.04 35.25 5.57 21.82

Competitive Comparison of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA's Interest Coverage

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Kongsberg Gruppen ASA's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.


Kongsberg Gruppen ASA's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Kongsberg Gruppen ASA's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kongsberg Gruppen ASA's Interest Coverage falls into.



Kongsberg Gruppen ASA Interest Coverage Calculation

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:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Kongsberg Gruppen ASA's Interest Expense was $-32 Mil. Its Operating Income was $440 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $375 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*440.025/-32.135
=13.69

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Kongsberg Gruppen ASA's Interest Expense was $-6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $138 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $394 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*137.767/-6.314
=21.82

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Kongsberg Gruppen ASA  (OTCPK:NSKFF) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (Kongsberg Gruppen ASA) Business Description

Address
Kirkegardsveien 45, Kongsberg, NOR, N-3616
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA is an international technology company that supplies products and services to defense, maritime, oil, gas, and aerospace industries. The company is divided into two business segments: the maritime segment and defense and aerospace systems. Maritime, which earns most of the company revenue, creates navigation, automation, monitoring, and positioning products for commercial ships and offshore industries. The defense and aerospace segment provides defense and space-related products and systems. Outside of the two main segments, the firm operates Kongsberg Digital, which produces digital solutions for oil, gas, wind, and merchant marine markets. Products are delivered globally, with North America accounting for about a third of total revenue.

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