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APLUF (Applus Services) Interest Coverage : 3.15 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Applus Services 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. Applus Services's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was $63 Mil. Applus Services's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-20 Mil. Applus Services's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 3.15. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

APLUF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.92   Med: 5.55   Max: 7.63
Current: 3.48


APLUF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
75% of 800 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.625 vs APLUF: 3.48

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


Applus Services Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Applus Services'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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Applus Services Interest Coverage Chart

Applus Services 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 7.63 2.92 5.84 6.73 4.32

Applus Services Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 6.98 6.50 4.97 3.79 3.15

Competitive Comparison of Applus Services's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Applus Services'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.


Applus Services's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Applus Services's Interest Coverage falls into.



Applus Services 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.

Applus Services'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, Applus Services's Interest Expense was $-38 Mil. Its Operating Income was $166 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,052 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*165.906/-38.421
=4.32

Applus Services's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, Applus Services's Interest Expense was $-20 Mil. Its Operating Income was $63 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $413 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*63.105/-20.03
=3.15

* 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.


Applus Services  (OTCPK:APLUF) 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 .


Applus Services Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Applus Services Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Calle Campezo 1, Parque Empresarial Las Mercedes, Edificio 3, Madrid, ESP, 28022
Applus Services SA is a Spain-based company that provides testing, inspection and certification services. The company operates through four divisions. Applus+ Energy & Industry, Applus+ Laboratories, Applus+ Automotive, Applus+ IDIADA and Other. Applus+ Energy & Industry provides non-destructive testing, quality control and accreditation services, project management, supplier inspection, facility inspection and asset certification and integrity services. Applus+ Laboratories offers variety of laboratory testing, system certification, product development services. Applus+ Automotive offers vehicle roadworthiness testing services, verifying vehicles' compliance with safety. Applus+ IDIADA offers design, engineering, testing and certification services to car manufacturers.

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