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ArcelorMittal South Africa (JSE:ACL) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is ArcelorMittal South Africa 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. ArcelorMittal South Africa's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was R-621 Mil. ArcelorMittal South Africa's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was R-558 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


JSE:ACL's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Steel industry.
Industry Median: 5.73
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


ArcelorMittal South Africa Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ArcelorMittal South Africa'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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ArcelorMittal South Africa Interest Coverage Chart

ArcelorMittal South Africa Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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ArcelorMittal South Africa Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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Competitive Comparison of ArcelorMittal South Africa's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, ArcelorMittal South Africa'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.


ArcelorMittal South Africa's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, ArcelorMittal South Africa's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ArcelorMittal South Africa's Interest Coverage falls into.



ArcelorMittal South Africa 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.

ArcelorMittal South Africa'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, ArcelorMittal South Africa's Interest Expense was R-1,342 Mil. Its Operating Income was R-805 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R2,856 Mil.

ArcelorMittal South Africa did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, ArcelorMittal South Africa's Interest Expense was R-558 Mil. Its Operating Income was R-621 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R3,833 Mil.

ArcelorMittal South Africa did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


ArcelorMittal South Africa  (JSE:ACL) 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 .


ArcelorMittal South Africa Interest Coverage Related Terms

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ArcelorMittal South Africa Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Delfos Boulevard, Main Building, Vanderbijlpark Works, Vanderbijlpark, GT, ZAF, 1911
ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd is a South Africa-based steel-producing company. The company's operating segments include Steel operations; Non-steel operations; Corporate and others. It generates the majority of total revenue from the Steel segment. The product range consists of hot-rolled coil, plate, coiled rounds, flats, reinforced bars, rounds, billets and channels, and commercial coke among others. The group operates mainly in South Africa. Export sales are mostly sold in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Europe, and America.

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