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African Media Entertainment (JSE:AME) Interest Coverage : 11.18 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is African Media Entertainment 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. African Media Entertainment's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was R24.2 Mil. African Media Entertainment's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was R-2.2 Mil. African Media Entertainment's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 11.18. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for African Media Entertainment's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:AME' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.75   Med: 10872.75   Max: 23171.5
Current: 10.75


JSE:AME's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
51.45% of 622 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.435 vs JSE:AME: 10.75

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


African Media Entertainment Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for African Media Entertainment'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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African Media Entertainment Interest Coverage Chart

African Media Entertainment Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 23,171.50 No Debt No Debt No Debt 17.95

African Media Entertainment Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
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 No Debt No Debt No Debt 10.39 11.18

Competitive Comparison of African Media Entertainment's Interest Coverage

For the Broadcasting subindustry, African Media Entertainment'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.


African Media Entertainment's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, African Media Entertainment's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where African Media Entertainment's Interest Coverage falls into.


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African Media Entertainment 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.

African Media Entertainment's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024, African Media Entertainment's Interest Expense was R-2.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was R46.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R34.2 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*46.281/-2.578
=17.95

African Media Entertainment's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2024, African Media Entertainment's Interest Expense was R-2.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was R24.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R0.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*24.214/-2.166
=11.18

* 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.


African Media Entertainment  (JSE:AME) 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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African Media Entertainment Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 5, 8th Street, Block A, Oxford Office Park, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2198
African Media Entertainment Ltd is involved in providing broadcasting services in South Africa. The company's operating segment includes Radio broadcasters; Media Services and Corporate. It generates maximum revenue from the Radio broadcasters segment.