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Paragon Care (FRA:PXS) Interest Coverage : 2.25 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Paragon Care 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. Paragon Care's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €5.9 Mil. Paragon Care's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-2.6 Mil. Paragon Care's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.25. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

FRA:PXS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.37   Med: 3.59   Max: 8.08
Current: 3.46


FRA:PXS's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
75.95% of 79 companies
in the Medical Distribution industry
Industry Median: 10.6 vs FRA:PXS: 3.46

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


Paragon Care Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Paragon Care'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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Paragon Care Interest Coverage Chart

Paragon Care Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.75 0.37 2.43 3.28 4.07

Paragon Care 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 2.89 3.79 2.97 5.46 2.25

Competitive Comparison of Paragon Care's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Paragon Care'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.


Paragon Care's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Paragon Care's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Paragon Care 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.

Paragon Care's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Paragon Care's Interest Expense was €-3.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was €14.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €62.2 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*14.927/-3.671
=4.07

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Paragon Care's Interest Expense was €-2.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was €5.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €72.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*5.931/-2.633
=2.25

* 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.


Paragon Care  (FRA:PXS) 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 .


Paragon Care Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Paragon Care (FRA:PXS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
77-97 Ricketts Road, Mount Waverley, VIC, AUS, 3149
Paragon Care Ltd is a medical device company. It is a provider of medical equipment, devices, and consumables to the healthcare market. The company provides solutions to various healthcare markets Aged care; Hospital and Acute care; Primary Care; Eye Care; Storage Solutions; and E-Health. The group is organized into four operating segments: Diagnostic and Scientific, Devices, Capital and Consumables, and Service and Technology and the majority of its revenues are generated from services and technology.