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Sanlam (FRA:LA6A) Interest Coverage : 19.45 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Sanlam 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 EBIT by its Interest Expense. Sanlam's EBIT for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was €802 Mil. Sanlam's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was €-41 Mil. Sanlam's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 19.45. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

FRA:LA6A' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.95   Med: 19.31   Max: 36.68
Current: 17.15


FRA:LA6A's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
54.8% of 323 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.66 vs FRA:LA6A: 17.15

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


Sanlam Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sanlam'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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Sanlam Interest Coverage Chart

Sanlam 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 9.36 5.95 36.68 14.70 14.62

Sanlam Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 12.54 16.21 14.18 14.96 19.45

Competitive Comparison of Sanlam's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Sanlam'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.


Sanlam's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Sanlam's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sanlam 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 EBIT is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and EBIT 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.

Sanlam'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, Sanlam's Interest Expense was €-75 Mil. Its EBIT was €1,093 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €701 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1092.557/-74.707
=14.62

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

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, Sanlam's Interest Expense was €-41 Mil. Its EBIT was €802 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €766 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*802.215/-41.235
=19.45

* 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.


Sanlam  (FRA:LA6A) 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 .


Sanlam Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Sanlam Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2 Strand Road, Bellville, ZAF, 7530
Sanlam Ltd sells insurance products and provides investment and wealth management services. Its operating segments include Sanlam Life and Savings, further divided into SA Retail Affluent provides life insurance and investment solutions to the middle and upper level of the market, SA Retail Mass provides life insurance and investment solutions to the entry level market; and Sanlam Corporate provides employee benefits services, group risk and investment services to retirement funds and corporates; Sanlam Emerging Markets incorporates Sanlam's businesses outside of South Africa, except for Sanlam UK and the smaller businesses in Australia; Sanlam Investment Group incorporates investment and wealth management businesses; and Santam being Sanlam's general insurance provider in South Africa.

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