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Bergman & Beving AB (CHIX:BERGBS) Interest Coverage : 3.92 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Bergman & Beving AB 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. Bergman & Beving AB's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was kr94 Mil. Bergman & Beving AB's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was kr-24 Mil. Bergman & Beving AB's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.92. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Bergman & Beving AB's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:BERGBs' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.16   Med: 8.06   Max: 17.88
Current: 3.16


CHIX:BERGBs's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
63.41% of 399 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 5.11 vs CHIX:BERGBs: 3.16

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


Bergman & Beving AB Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bergman & Beving AB'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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Bergman & Beving AB Interest Coverage Chart

Bergman & Beving AB Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.96 4.36 6.64 8.08 4.39

Bergman & Beving AB Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 4.55 2.04 3.14 3.46 3.92

Competitive Comparison of Bergman & Beving AB's Interest Coverage

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Bergman & Beving AB'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.


Bergman & Beving AB's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Bergman & Beving AB's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bergman & Beving AB's Interest Coverage falls into.



Bergman & Beving AB 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.

Bergman & Beving AB's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Bergman & Beving AB's Interest Expense was kr-67 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr294 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr1,361 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*294/-67
=4.39

Bergman & Beving AB's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Bergman & Beving AB's Interest Expense was kr-24 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr94 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr1,385 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*94/-24
=3.92

* 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.


Bergman & Beving AB  (CHIX:BERGBs) 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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Bergman & Beving AB (CHIX:BERGBS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Cardellgatan 1, Stockholm, SWE, SE-114 36
Bergman & Beving AB is an investment holding company. The company's operating segment includes Building Materials, Workplace Safety, and Tools and Consumables. It generates maximum revenue from the Tools and Consumables segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Sweden.

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