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Spectris (CHIX:SXSL) Interest Coverage : 59.05 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Spectris 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. Spectris's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £118 Mil. Spectris's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £-2 Mil. Spectris's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 59.05. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CHIX:SXSl' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.46   Med: 27.92   Max: 46
Current: 46


CHIX:SXSl's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
72.26% of 1590 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 12.685 vs CHIX:SXSl: 46.00

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


Spectris Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spectris'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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Spectris Interest Coverage Chart

Spectris 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 7.46 - 25.91 37.52 46.00

Spectris Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 36.74 22.63 53.77 33.57 59.05

Competitive Comparison of Spectris's Interest Coverage

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Spectris'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.


Spectris's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Spectris's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Spectris 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.

Spectris'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, Spectris's Interest Expense was £-4 Mil. Its Operating Income was £189 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £48 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*188.6/-4.1
=46.00

Spectris's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Spectris's Interest Expense was £-2 Mil. Its Operating Income was £118 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £48 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*118.1/-2
=59.05

* 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.


Spectris  (CHIX:SXSl) 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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Spectris (CHIX:SXSL) Business Description

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Address
44-46 Aldwych, Melbourne House, 5th Floor, London, GBR, WC2B 4LL
Spectris PLC supplies measuring instruments for research and industrial applications. The firm operates in four segments: Industrial Solutions, which includes a range of specialty businesses involved in particle measurement and testing; Malvern Panalytical, which provides tools for measuring the structure, size, and amount of particles during research and production; HBK, which makes measuring tools for product design and improvement; and Omega, which provides tools for measuring and controlling temperature, humidity, pressure, and conductivity. Revenue is generated in Asia, Europe, and North America in industries such as pharmaceutical, mining, and academic research.

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