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Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS (OCSE:SMSMED) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS 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. Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was kr3.9 Mil. Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was kr0.4 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

OCSE:SMSMED' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 17.02   Med: 21.46   Max: 779.6
Current: 17.02


OCSE:SMSMED's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
53.08% of 422 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 18.37 vs OCSE:SMSMED: 17.02

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


Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS'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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Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS Interest Coverage Chart

Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS Annual Data
Trend Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
779.60 21.46 20.29 58.04 17.02

Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS Semi-Annual Data
Sep19 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 14.60 17.29 - 9.54 -

Competitive Comparison of Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS'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.


Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS's Interest Coverage falls into.



Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS 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.

Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS's Interest Expense was kr-1.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr16.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr17.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*16.627/-0.977
=17.02

Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS's Interest Expense was kr0.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr3.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr17.7 Mil.

* 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.


Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS  (OCSE:SMSMED) 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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Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS (OCSE:SMSMED) Business Description

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Address
Gasvaerksvej 46. 1.Sal, Aalborg, DNK, DK-9000
Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS is engaged in offering pre-owned medical imaging equipment and innovative healthcare solutions. The product portfolio of Cath Lab, X-Ray, MRI, Mammography, Ultrasound, and Mobile X-Ray among others.

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