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APG SGA (CHIX:APGNZ) Interest Coverage : 89.85 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is APG SGA 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. APG SGA's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was CHF17.9 Mil. APG SGA's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was CHF-0.2 Mil. APG SGA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 89.85. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

APG SGA SA has no debt.

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

CHIX:APGNz' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 156.84   Med: 1664.96   Max: 8178
Current: 156.84


CHIX:APGNz's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
79.3% of 628 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 10.66 vs CHIX:APGNz: 156.84

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


APG SGA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for APG SGA'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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APG SGA Interest Coverage Chart

APG SGA 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 1,242.71 545.64 833.52 4,777.17 1,486.29

APG SGA 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 No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt 89.85

Competitive Comparison of APG SGA's Interest Coverage

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, APG SGA'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.


APG SGA's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, APG SGA's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where APG SGA's Interest Coverage falls into.


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APG SGA 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.

APG SGA'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, APG SGA's Interest Expense was CHF-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF31.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*31.212/-0.021
=1,486.29

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, APG SGA's Interest Expense was CHF-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF17.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*17.881/-0.199
=89.85

* 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.


APG SGA  (CHIX:APGNz) 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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APG SGA Business Description

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Carrefour de Rive 1, Geneva, CHE, CH-1207
APG SGA SA is a Swiss out-of-home advertising media company. As a media company, it transports advertising messages into public and private areas with posters, screens, and related media as promotions and mobile advertising. This media performance is generated in streets, city centers, pedestrian zones, railway stations, shopping centers, airports, tourist resorts, and on the outside and inside of public transport vehicles. The company's regional segments are Switzerland, and Serbia, out of which a majority of its revenue comes from Switzerland.

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