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WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos (BSP:WLMM3) Interest Coverage : 3.95 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos 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. WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was R$42 Mil. WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was R$-11 Mil. WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 3.95. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:WLMM3' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.78   Med: 24.6   Max: 100.01
Current: 8.78


BSP:WLMM3's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
52.4% of 1042 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 8.025 vs BSP:WLMM3: 8.78

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


WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos'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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WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos Interest Coverage Chart

WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos 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 29.49 100.01 74.57 19.37 11.85

WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 10.09 23.72 7.19 17.21 3.95

Competitive Comparison of WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos's Interest Coverage

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos'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.


WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos's Interest Coverage falls into.


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WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos 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.

WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos'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, WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos's Interest Expense was R$-18 Mil. Its Operating Income was R$210 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$154 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*210.444/-17.756
=11.85

WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos's Interest Expense was R$-11 Mil. Its Operating Income was R$42 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$225 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*42.126/-10.675
=3.95

* 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.


WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos  (BSP:WLMM3) 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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WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos Business Description

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Address
Praia Do Flamengo 200 - 19 Andar, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRA, 22210901
WLM Participacoes E Comercio De Maquinas E Veeculos SA along with its subsidaries is engaged in marketing Scania brand products including heavy and extra heavy trucks, chassis of coaches and city buses, and spare parts. It is also engaged in beef cattle farming, milking dairy cattle and coffee growing.

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