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CAFCA (JSE:CAC) Interest Expense : R-77 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is CAFCA Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. CAFCA's interest expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was R -710 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was R-77 Mil.

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. CAFCA's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was R 13,132 Mil. CAFCA's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was R -710 Mil. CAFCA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 18.48. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


CAFCA Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for CAFCA's Interest Expense 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.

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CAFCA Interest Expense Chart

CAFCA Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Sep11 Sep12 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -0.01 -1.84 -22.68 -201.56 -168.62

CAFCA Semi-Annual Data
Sep12 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
Interest Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -7.99 -193.57 -801.64 633.02 -710.46

CAFCA Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was R-77 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.


CAFCA  (JSE:CAC) Interest Expense Explanation

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. The higher, the better.

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

CAFCA's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was R-710 Mil. Its Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was R13,132 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was R0 Mil.

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

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*13132.031/-710.458
=18.48

* 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.


CAFCA (JSE:CAC) Business Description

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Address
54 Lytton Road, P.O. Box 1651, Workington, Harare, ZWE
CAFCA Ltd manufactures and supplies cables for transmission and distribution of energy and information. It offers a toll manufacturing option to customers who can access key raw materials like copper and aluminum. The company's product offering includes Power Cables, Cat Cables, Telecommunications cables, Aluminium Cables, and Copper Cables. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Zimbabwe.