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Eurofins Scientific SE (Eurofins Scientific SE) Interest Coverage : 3.13 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Eurofins Scientific SE 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. Eurofins Scientific SE's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $240 Mil. Eurofins Scientific SE's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-77 Mil. Eurofins Scientific SE's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.13. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Eurofins Scientific SE's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ERFSF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.3   Med: 4.69   Max: 13.42
Current: 4.23


ERFSF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
72.64% of 106 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 11.33 vs ERFSF: 4.23

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


Eurofins Scientific SE Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eurofins Scientific SE'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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Eurofins Scientific SE Interest Coverage Chart

Eurofins Scientific SE 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 3.30 7.78 13.42 7.42 4.23

Eurofins Scientific SE Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 - 7.77 6.67 5.53 3.13

Competitive Comparison of Eurofins Scientific SE's Interest Coverage

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Eurofins Scientific SE'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.


Eurofins Scientific SE's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Eurofins Scientific SE's Interest Coverage falls into.



Eurofins Scientific SE 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.

Eurofins Scientific SE'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, Eurofins Scientific SE's Interest Expense was $-141 Mil. Its Operating Income was $596 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,626 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*596.292/-141.112
=4.23

Eurofins Scientific SE's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Eurofins Scientific SE's Interest Expense was $-77 Mil. Its Operating Income was $240 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,626 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*239.586/-76.554
=3.13

* 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.


Eurofins Scientific SE  (OTCPK:ERFSF) 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 .


Eurofins Scientific SE Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Eurofins Scientific SE (Eurofins Scientific SE) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
23 Val Fleuri, Luxembourg, LUX, L-1526
Eurofins, headquartered in Luxembourg, is a decentralized network of life sciences companies that provide various analytical tests and laboratory services. These include tests to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, purity, origin, and traceability of various biological substances and products. Eurofins operates over 900 laboratories in 61 countries. Its revenue from Europe, North America, and the Rest of the World contribute approximately 50%, 40%, and 10% of total revenue respectively. Its main business activities are food and environmental testing, biopharmaceutical services, diagnostic services and products, and consumer and technology products testing, which contribute approximately 40%, 30%, 20%, and 10% respectively.