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Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen (WAR:PZU) Interest Coverage : 2.79 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen 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 EBIT by its Interest Expense. Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's EBIT for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was zł6,477 Mil. Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was zł-2,319 Mil. Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 2.79. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

WAR:PZU' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.71   Med: 4.75   Max: 26.16
Current: 2.77


WAR:PZU's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
84.57% of 324 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.355 vs WAR:PZU: 2.77

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


Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen'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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Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen Interest Coverage Chart

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen 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 4.29 4.56 18.62 2.71 2.81

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 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 2.94 2.55 2.82 2.79 N/A

Competitive Comparison of Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen'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.


Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Interest Coverage falls into.



Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen 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 EBIT is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and EBIT 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.

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen'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, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Interest Expense was zł-8,890 Mil. Its EBIT was zł24,967 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was zł25,508 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*24967/-8890
=2.81

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Interest Expense was zł-2,319 Mil. Its EBIT was zł6,477 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was zł24,521 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*6477/-2319
=2.79

* 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.


Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen  (WAR:PZU) 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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Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen (WAR:PZU) Business Description

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Address
Al. Jana Pawla II 24, Warsaw, POL, 00-133
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA is a property and casualty insurance company that operates in the Central and Eastern European region with an emphasis on the Polish market. The company's main strategic objectives include stable financial results, broad growth, and innovation. The vast majority of Powszechny's revenue is generated from gross written premiums, followed by results of its investment activities. The company serves clients through its own agency network along with sales through external agency centers.

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