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Quest Holdings (ATH:QUEST) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Quest Holdings 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. Quest Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was €22 Mil. Quest Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was €1 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ATH:QUEST' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.03   Med: 6.71   Max: 12.3
Current: 6.78


ATH:QUEST's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
64.58% of 1595 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 13.13 vs ATH:QUEST: 6.78

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


Quest Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quest Holdings'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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Quest Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Quest Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.46 8.65 12.30 7.06 6.75

Quest Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 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 - 3.75 5.10 5.03 -

Competitive Comparison of Quest Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Quest Holdings'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.


Quest Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Quest Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Quest Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Quest Holdings 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.

Quest Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Quest Holdings's Interest Expense was €-11 Mil. Its Operating Income was €75 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €78 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*75.46/-11.176
=6.75

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Quest Holdings's Interest Expense was €1 Mil. Its Operating Income was €22 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €78 Mil.

* 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.


Quest Holdings  (ATH:QUEST) 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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Quest Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2A, Argyroupoleos Street, Kallithea, Athens, GRC, 176 76
Quest Holdings SA, together with its subsidiaries, engages in diversified business. It operates through four business segments: Commercial activities, Information technology services, Postal services, and Production of electric power from renewable energy sources. The vast majority of its revenue comes from the Commercial activities segment, which Includes sales of products, mostly IT-related, such as IT equipment, Apple and Xiaomi mobile phone devices, air conditioning devices, and other home appliances. The company's geographical segments are Greece, the Eurozone, European countries out of the Eurozone, and Other countries.

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