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African And Overseas Enterprises (JSE:AOVP) Interest Coverage : 1.42 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is African And Overseas Enterprises 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 And Overseas Enterprises's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R39.1 Mil. African And Overseas Enterprises's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R-27.4 Mil. African And Overseas Enterprises's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.42. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


JSE:AOVP's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 7.825
* 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.


African And Overseas Enterprises Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for African And Overseas Enterprises'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 And Overseas Enterprises Interest Coverage Chart

African And Overseas Enterprises 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 1.44 - 0.64 1.01 -

African And Overseas Enterprises 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 1.39 0.55 4.96 - 1.42

Competitive Comparison of African And Overseas Enterprises's Interest Coverage

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, African And Overseas Enterprises'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 And Overseas Enterprises's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, African And Overseas Enterprises's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where African And Overseas Enterprises's Interest Coverage falls into.



African And Overseas Enterprises 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 And Overseas Enterprises'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, African And Overseas Enterprises's Interest Expense was R-46.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was R-62.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R445.4 Mil.

African And Overseas Enterprises did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

African And Overseas Enterprises's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, African And Overseas Enterprises's Interest Expense was R-27.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was R39.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R465.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*39.068/-27.417
=1.42

* 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 And Overseas Enterprises  (JSE:AOVP) 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 And Overseas Enterprises (JSE:AOVP) Business Description

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Address
263 Victoria Road, Rex Trueform Office Park, Salt River,, Cape Town, WC, ZAF, 7925
African And Overseas Enterprises Ltd is an investment holding company. The company operates in five segments: Retail division comprises the retailing of fashion apparel through Queenspark stores in South Africa. Property division comprises of the group's property portfolio based in Cape Town which includes both investment and owner-occupied properties.; Water infrastructure segment comprises an indirect investment made in a private water and wastewater utility group operating in the South African provinces of Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, Media and broadcasting comprises the provision of media and satellite equipment and services through Telemedia, and the Group Services division manages the corporate responsibility and includes corporate costs. The Retail Segment derives maximum revenue.

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