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A3 Mercados (BUE:A3) Interest Coverage : 17.41 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is A3 Mercados 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. A3 Mercados's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ARS1,097 Mil. A3 Mercados's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ARS-63 Mil. A3 Mercados's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 17.41. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for A3 Mercados's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:A3' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 22.29   Med: 126.11   Max: 855.12
Current: 22.29


BUE:A3's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Capital Markets industry.
Industry Median: 20.1 vs BUE:A3: 22.29

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


A3 Mercados Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for A3 Mercados'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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A3 Mercados Interest Coverage Chart

A3 Mercados 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 170.77 855.12 566.45 62.98 32.39

A3 Mercados 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 45.98 1.41 39.17 36.52 17.41

Competitive Comparison of A3 Mercados's Interest Coverage

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, A3 Mercados'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.


A3 Mercados's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, A3 Mercados's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where A3 Mercados's Interest Coverage falls into.


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A3 Mercados 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.

A3 Mercados'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, A3 Mercados's Interest Expense was ARS-296 Mil. Its Operating Income was ARS9,572 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS3,145 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*9572.111/-295.53
=32.39

A3 Mercados's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, A3 Mercados's Interest Expense was ARS-63 Mil. Its Operating Income was ARS1,097 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS2,405 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*1097/-63
=17.41

* 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.


A3 Mercados  (BUE:A3) 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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A3 Mercados Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Paraguay 777 Piso 15, Rosario, ARG
Matba Rofex Sociedad Anonima is an agricultural futures and options Exchange in Latin America. Approximately, more than 75 members trade futures and options contracts on agricultural commodities using the open outcry system or company's electronic platform. The company registers, guarantees, clears and settles every contract traded at the Exchange. It also offers through Fundación MATba a large number of educational and training programs. These programs cover a range of topics involving derivatives, strategies and back office administration, among others.

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