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ABL Group ASA (OSL:ABL) Interest Coverage : 15.92 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is ABL Group 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. ABL Group ASA's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was kr43 Mil. ABL Group ASA's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was kr-3 Mil. ABL Group ASA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 15.92. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

OSL:ABL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.37   Med: 34.33   Max: No Debt
Current: 13.1


OSL:ABL's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
50.82% of 795 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.3 vs OSL:ABL: 13.10

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


ABL Group ASA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ABL Group 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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ABL Group ASA Interest Coverage Chart

ABL Group 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 19.90 48.75 10.58 9.37 13.35

ABL Group ASA Quarterly Data
Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 4.32 7.05 17.71 14.02 15.92

Competitive Comparison of ABL Group ASA's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, ABL Group 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.


ABL Group ASA's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, ABL Group ASA's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ABL Group ASA's Interest Coverage falls into.



ABL Group 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.

ABL Group 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, ABL Group ASA's Interest Expense was kr-14 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr182 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr72 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*181.977/-13.63
=13.35

ABL Group ASA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, ABL Group ASA's Interest Expense was kr-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr43 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr72 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*43.347/-2.722
=15.92

* 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.


ABL Group ASA  (OSL:ABL) 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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ABL Group ASA (OSL:ABL) Business Description

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Address
10 Lower Thames Street, 1st Floor, Northern and Shell Building, London, GBR, EC3R 6EN
ABL Group ASA is an independent energy and marine consultant working in energy and oceans to de-risk and drive the energy transition across the renewables, maritime, and oil and gas sectors, offering its clients expertise across marine, engineering, and adjusting disciplines from more than 300 locations world wide. It has offices majorly in marine and offshore energy hubs in countries across Europe, Africa, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia.