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Prenetics Global (Prenetics Global) Interest Coverage

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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. Prenetics Global's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-14.8 Mil. Prenetics Global's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-0.0 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 Prenetics Global's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


PRE's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry.
Industry Median: 12.375
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Prenetics Global Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Prenetics Global'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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Prenetics Global Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
- 16.12 - 16.19

Prenetics Global Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Prenetics Global'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.


Prenetics Global Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Prenetics Global's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Prenetics Global's Interest Coverage falls into.



Prenetics Global 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.

Prenetics Global's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Prenetics Global's Interest Expense was $-0.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $7.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*7.206/-0.445
=16.19

Prenetics Global's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Prenetics Global's Interest Expense was $-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-14.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.1 Mil.

Prenetics Global did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Prenetics Global  (NAS:PRE) 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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Prenetics Global (Prenetics Global) Business Description

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Unit 701-706, K11 Atelier King’s Road, 728 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, HKG
Prenetics Global Ltd is a diagnostic and genetic testing company. It is a genomics and precision oncology company that has devised a method to integrate early detection for cancer, targeted therapy and direct-to-consumer genetic testing services into one comprehensive platform. It operates in two segments. The prevention segment includes the design & sale of genetics testing (including update services) & stool-based DNA tests for early colorectal cancer screening. The diagnostic segment includes the sale of COVID-19 testing services & products and precision oncology services. The majority of revenue is from the diagnostics segment. Geographically, it operates in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, out of which the majority is from Hong Kong.