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Synaxon AG (FRA:PCS) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Jun. 2015)


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What is Synaxon AG 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. Synaxon AG's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2015 was €0.15 Mil. Synaxon AG's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2015 was €0.00 Mil. Synaxon AG has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Synaxon AG has no debt.

(1) 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.

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

FRA:PCS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 131.19   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt


FRA:PCS's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 7.82 vs FRA:PCS: No Debt

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


Synaxon AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Synaxon AG'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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Synaxon AG Interest Coverage Chart

Synaxon AG Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Interest Coverage
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Synaxon AG Semi-Annual Data
Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15
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 No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt

Competitive Comparison of Synaxon AG's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Synaxon AG'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.


Synaxon AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Synaxon AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Synaxon AG 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.

Synaxon AG's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014, Synaxon AG's Interest Expense was €0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was €1.29 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.00 Mil.

Synaxon AG had no debt (1).

Synaxon AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2015, Synaxon AG's Interest Expense was €0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was €0.15 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.00 Mil.

Synaxon AG had no debt (1).

* 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.


Synaxon AG  (FRA:PCS) 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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Synaxon AG (FRA:PCS) Business Description

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Synaxon AG is a retailer of personal computers, including desktops, notebooks and netbooks.

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