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Lonza Group (Lonza Group) Interest Coverage

: 5.04 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Lonza Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $309 Mil. Lonza Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-61 Mil. Lonza Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.04. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LZAGY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.41   Med: 9.33   Max: 21.54
Current: 9.39


LZAGY's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
52.83% of 106 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 12.375 vs LZAGY: 9.39

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


Lonza Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lonza Group'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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Lonza Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.33 13.13 10.74 21.54 9.39

Lonza Group 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.44 22.34 20.71 15.15 5.04

Competitive Comparison

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Lonza Group'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.


Lonza Group Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Lonza Group 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.

Lonza Group'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, Lonza Group's Interest Expense was $-108 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,009 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,359 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1009.482/-107.539
=9.39

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Lonza Group's Interest Expense was $-61 Mil. Its Operating Income was $309 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,359 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*308.742/-61.286
=5.04

* 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.


Lonza Group  (OTCPK:LZAGY) 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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Lonza Group (Lonza Group) Business Description

Address
Muenchensteinerstrasse 38, Basel, CHE, CH-4002
Lonza Group is a contract development and manufacturing organization, or CDMO. It operates under four segments: small molecules, biologics, cell & gene, and capsules & health ingredients. Lonza derives its revenue primarily from long-term supply agreements with pharmaceutical customers. The company provides a range of development and manufacturing services throughout the entire lifecycle of a product from drug research to commercial supply. The majority of Lonza's customers are pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, academic institutions, and government research organizations.