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Ion Beam Applications (FRA:IOB) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Ion Beam Applications 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. Ion Beam Applications's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was €-3.0 Mil. Ion Beam Applications's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was €-5.0 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


FRA:IOB's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 19.09
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Ion Beam Applications Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ion Beam Applications'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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Ion Beam Applications Interest Coverage Chart

Ion Beam Applications Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Ion Beam Applications Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Ion Beam Applications's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Ion Beam Applications'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.


Ion Beam Applications's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Ion Beam Applications's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ion Beam Applications's Interest Coverage falls into.



Ion Beam Applications 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.

Ion Beam Applications'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, Ion Beam Applications's Interest Expense was €-1.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was €5.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €29.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*5.345/-1.324
=4.04

Ion Beam Applications's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, Ion Beam Applications's Interest Expense was €-5.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-3.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €29.1 Mil.

Ion Beam Applications did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Ion Beam Applications  (FRA:IOB) 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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Ion Beam Applications Business Description

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Chemin du Cyclotron, 3, Louvain-La-Neuve, BEL, B-1348
Ion Beam Applications SA develops and manufactures medical devices and software solutions. The firm operates in two segments: proton therapy and other accelerators and dosimetry. Proton therapy and other accelerators business contribute to the majority of sales. It offers solutions for precision cancer treatment through the use of proton beams, as well as cyclotrons used for the production of radioisotopes and industrial accelerators for sterilization and ionization. The dosimetry business sells measurement and quality assurance instruments for radiotherapy and medical imaging. The firm operates in three geographical areas: Belgium, the United States, and the Rest of the World.

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