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Lindsay Australia (ASX:LAU) Interest Coverage : 3.38 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Lindsay Australia 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. Lindsay Australia's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was A$24.1 Mil. Lindsay Australia's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was A$-7.1 Mil. Lindsay Australia's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 3.38. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ASX:LAU' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.85   Med: 2.41   Max: 13.11
Current: 10.81


ASX:LAU's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
65.29% of 824 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.975 vs ASX:LAU: 10.81

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


Lindsay Australia Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lindsay Australia'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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Lindsay Australia Interest Coverage Chart

Lindsay Australia Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.37 0.85 8.22 8.82 13.11

Lindsay Australia Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 5.65 19.96 4.22 - 3.38

Competitive Comparison of Lindsay Australia's Interest Coverage

For the Trucking subindustry, Lindsay Australia'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.


Lindsay Australia's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Lindsay Australia's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lindsay Australia's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Lindsay Australia 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.

Lindsay Australia's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024, Lindsay Australia's Interest Expense was A$-3.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$43.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$161.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*42.96/-3.277
=13.11

Lindsay Australia's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, Lindsay Australia's Interest Expense was A$-7.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$24.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$183.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*24.075/-7.118
=3.38

* 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.


Lindsay Australia  (ASX:LAU) 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 .


Lindsay Australia Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Lindsay Australia Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
152 Postle Street, Acacia Ridge, Brisbane, QLD, AUS, 4110
Lindsay Australia Ltd is an integrated transport, logistics and rural supply company that has a specific focus on servicing customers in the food processing, food services, fresh produce and horticulture sectors. It includes transportation of general and refrigerated products and the sale and distribution of agricultural supply products. It operates through Transport, Rural segments, and Hunter segment . The Transport segment is involved in the cartage of general and refrigerated products, and ancillary sales. The Rural segment sells and distributes a range of agricultural supply products. The Hunter segment includes sale and distribution of a range of agricultural, home, timber and hardware products. The company generates maximum revenue from the Transport segment.

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