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Bowler Metcalf (JSE:BCF) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Bowler Metcalf 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. Bowler Metcalf's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R56.6 Mil. Bowler Metcalf's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R0.0 Mil. Bowler Metcalf has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Bowler Metcalf Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

(1) 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.

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

JSE:BCF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 170.34   Med: 772.43   Max: 2999.06
Current: 764.18


JSE:BCF's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
94.79% of 307 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 6.94 vs JSE:BCF: 764.18

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


Bowler Metcalf Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bowler Metcalf'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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Bowler Metcalf Interest Coverage Chart

Bowler Metcalf 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 2,120.13 175.93 318.61 483.44 271.78

Bowler Metcalf 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 N/A 289.78 N/A 288.55 No Debt

Competitive Comparison of Bowler Metcalf's Interest Coverage

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Bowler Metcalf'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.


Bowler Metcalf's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bowler Metcalf's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bowler Metcalf's Interest Coverage falls into.



Bowler Metcalf 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.

Bowler Metcalf'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, Bowler Metcalf's Interest Expense was R-0.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was R72.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*72.837/-0.268
=271.78

Bowler Metcalf's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Bowler Metcalf's Interest Expense was R0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was R56.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R0.0 Mil.

Bowler Metcalf had no debt (1).

* 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.


Bowler Metcalf  (JSE:BCF) 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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Bowler Metcalf (JSE:BCF) Business Description

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Address
Harris Drive, Ottery, Cape Town, WC, ZAF, 7800
Bowler Metcalf Ltd is engaged in the business of containers and packaging. The company's operating segment includes Plastic Packaging and Property Investment. It generates maximum revenue from the Plastic Packaging segment. The plastics division specializes in the manufacture of rigid plastic packaging for the toiletry, cosmetic, household, pharmaceutical, and food markets. Its mode of manufacture comprises injection and blow molding, extrusion and injection stretch blow molding.

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