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Bifire SpA (FRA:Q8I) Interest Coverage : 25.66 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Bifire SpA 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. Bifire SpA's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was €3.28 Mil. Bifire SpA's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was €-0.13 Mil. Bifire SpA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 25.66. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

FRA:Q8I' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 37.51   Med: 60.94   Max: 104.89
Current: 37.51


FRA:Q8I's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
76.2% of 1294 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 6.795 vs FRA:Q8I: 37.51

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


Bifire SpA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bifire SpA'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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Bifire SpA Interest Coverage Chart

Bifire SpA Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
68.28 104.89 48.02 53.60

Bifire SpA Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 111.79 26.39 59.73 49.75 25.66

Competitive Comparison of Bifire SpA's Interest Coverage

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Bifire SpA'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.


Bifire SpA's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Bifire SpA's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bifire SpA 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.

Bifire SpA'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, Bifire SpA's Interest Expense was €-0.20 Mil. Its Operating Income was €10.83 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €4.63 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*10.828/-0.202
=53.60

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

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, Bifire SpA's Interest Expense was €-0.13 Mil. Its Operating Income was €3.28 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €4.20 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*3.284/-0.128
=25.66

* 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.


Bifire SpA  (FRA:Q8I) 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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Bifire SpA Business Description

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Address
Via Lavoratori dell'Autobianchi, 1, Desio, ITA, 20832
Bifire SpA is a manufacturer of products for thermal insulation and fire protection in construction, industrial and marine environments, manufactures technological and innovative products, enabling the completion of projects. Its products comprise Aquafire, Aquafire LED, Bilife, and Vacunanex. Its products cater to Fireproofing construction, Thermal insulation construction, Fireproofing Industry, and Thermal Insulation Industry.

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