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Clere AG (HAM:CAG0) Interest Coverage : 1.70 (As of Dec. 2022)


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What is Clere 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. Clere AG's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2022 was €12.93 Mil. Clere AG's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2022 was €-7.59 Mil. Clere AG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 1.70. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Clere AG interest coverage is 1.7, which is low.

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

HAM:CAG0' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.25   Med: 1.51   Max: 14.51
Current: 1.7


HAM:CAG0's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
68.26% of 334 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 3.13 vs HAM:CAG0: 1.70

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


Clere AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Clere 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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Clere AG Interest Coverage Chart

Clere AG Annual Data
Trend Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.25 1.37 1.65 1.15 1.70

Clere AG Semi-Annual Data
Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
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 0.25 1.37 1.65 1.15 1.70

Competitive Comparison of Clere AG's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Clere 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.


Clere AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Clere AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Clere 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.

Clere AG's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Clere AG's Interest Expense was €-7.59 Mil. Its Operating Income was €12.93 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €136.43 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*12.927/-7.593
=1.70

Clere AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2022, Clere AG's Interest Expense was €-7.59 Mil. Its Operating Income was €12.93 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €136.43 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*12.927/-7.593
=1.70

* 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.


Clere AG  (HAM:CAG0) 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 .


Clere AG Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Clere AG (HAM:CAG0) Business Description

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Address
Schlüterstr. 45, Berlin, DEU, 10707
Clere AG is a Canadian investment company. It is engaged in investments and participation in the field of environment and power engineering. The company provides finance to medium-sized companies and invests in renewable energy production projects.

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