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DKSH Holding (XSWX:DKSH) Interest Coverage : 6.21 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is DKSH Holding 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. DKSH Holding's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF140 Mil. DKSH Holding's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF-23 Mil. DKSH Holding's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.21. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XSWX:DKSH' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.54   Med: 21.79   Max: 46.68
Current: 7.54


XSWX:DKSH's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
61.39% of 790 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.395 vs XSWX:DKSH: 7.54

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


DKSH Holding Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for DKSH Holding'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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DKSH Holding Interest Coverage Chart

DKSH Holding 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 9.91 10.42 12.14 11.22 7.54

DKSH Holding 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 9.65 18.67 8.36 9.40 6.21

Competitive Comparison of DKSH Holding's Interest Coverage

For the Consulting Services subindustry, DKSH Holding'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.


DKSH Holding's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, DKSH Holding's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DKSH Holding's Interest Coverage falls into.



DKSH Holding 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.

DKSH Holding'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, DKSH Holding's Interest Expense was CHF-39 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF290 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF692 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*290.1/-38.5
=7.54

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, DKSH Holding's Interest Expense was CHF-23 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF140 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF692 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*139.7/-22.5
=6.21

* 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.


DKSH Holding  (XSWX:DKSH) 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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DKSH Holding (XSWX:DKSH) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Wiesenstrasse 8, P.O. Box 888, Zurich, CHE, 8034
DKSH Holding Ltd offers market expansion services in Asia. The company's services include sourcing, marketing, sales, distribution, and after-sales service. DKSH operates in four business segments: Consumer goods, Healthcare, Performance Materials, and Technology. The maximum segment by revenue, Healthcare, specializes in expansion services such as product registration, marketing, distribution, and sales for pharmaceuticals, consumer health, and over-the-counter health products as well as medical devices.

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