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Groupe Berkem (FRA:6OU) Interest Coverage : 1.35 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Groupe Berkem 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. Groupe Berkem's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €1.69 Mil. Groupe Berkem's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-1.25 Mil. Groupe Berkem's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.35. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

FRA:6OU' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.01   Med: 1.68   Max: 2.38
Current: 1.01


FRA:6OU's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
93.34% of 1172 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.55 vs FRA:6OU: 1.01

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


Groupe Berkem Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Groupe Berkem'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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Groupe Berkem Interest Coverage Chart

Groupe Berkem Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.57 2.38 2.25 1.78 1.06

Groupe Berkem Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only N/A 9.58 - 0.46 1.35

Competitive Comparison of Groupe Berkem's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Groupe Berkem'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.


Groupe Berkem's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Groupe Berkem's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Groupe Berkem 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.

Groupe Berkem'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, Groupe Berkem's Interest Expense was €-1.94 Mil. Its Operating Income was €2.05 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €29.74 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2.051/-1.936
=1.06

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Groupe Berkem's Interest Expense was €-1.25 Mil. Its Operating Income was €1.69 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €29.74 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1.69/-1.251
=1.35

* 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.


Groupe Berkem  (FRA:6OU) 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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Groupe Berkem (FRA:6OU) Business Description

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Address
Marais Ouest, Gardonne, FRA, 24680
Groupe Berkem SA is a benchmark player in plant-based chemistry with the mission of accelerating the ecological transition of players in everyday chemistry. It designs and manufactures a wide range of active ingredients derived from plant materials, which are then offered to manufacturers for the formulation of products.

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