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SUESS MicroTec SE (CHIX:SMHND) Interest Coverage : 139.70 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is SUESS MicroTec SE 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. SUESS MicroTec SE's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €17.3 Mil. SUESS MicroTec SE's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €-0.1 Mil. SUESS MicroTec SE's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 139.70. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. SUESS MicroTec SE has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for SUESS MicroTec SE's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:SMHNd' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.92   Med: 59.03   Max: 177.29
Current: 177.29


CHIX:SMHNd's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
80.1% of 623 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 18.57 vs CHIX:SMHNd: 177.29

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


SUESS MicroTec SE Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for SUESS MicroTec SE'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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SUESS MicroTec SE Interest Coverage Chart

SUESS MicroTec SE Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 53.55 59.03 64.87 83.50

SUESS MicroTec SE Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 11.53 970.29 148.61 143.58 139.70

Competitive Comparison of SUESS MicroTec SE's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, SUESS MicroTec SE'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.


SUESS MicroTec SE's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, SUESS MicroTec SE's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SUESS MicroTec SE's Interest Coverage falls into.


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SUESS MicroTec SE 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.

SUESS MicroTec SE's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, SUESS MicroTec SE's Interest Expense was €-0.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was €26.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €11.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*26.385/-0.316
=83.50

SUESS MicroTec SE's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, SUESS MicroTec SE's Interest Expense was €-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was €17.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €10.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*17.323/-0.124
=139.70

* 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.


SUESS MicroTec SE  (CHIX:SMHNd) 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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SUESS MicroTec SE Business Description

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Schleissheimer Strasse 90, Garching, DEU, 85748
SUESS MicroTec SE develops, manufactures, markets, and maintains systems for the production of microelectronics, microelectromechanical systems, and related applications. The group operates through four segments: Advanced Backend Solutions, Photomask Solutions, MicroOptics and Central Group Functions. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Advanced Backend Solutions segment. The group has its operations in the region of Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Japan, China, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and the Netherlands.

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