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Deneb Investments (JSE:DNB) Interest Coverage : 1.86 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Deneb Investments 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. Deneb Investments's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was R105 Mil. Deneb Investments's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was R-56 Mil. Deneb Investments's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.86. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

JSE:DNB' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.79   Med: 1.9   Max: 3.51
Current: 1.97


JSE:DNB's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
73.22% of 407 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 4.7 vs JSE:DNB: 1.97

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


Deneb Investments Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Deneb Investments'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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Deneb Investments Interest Coverage Chart

Deneb Investments 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 1.04 2.18 3.51 2.11 1.84

Deneb Investments 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 1.81 2.32 1.59 2.07 1.86

Competitive Comparison of Deneb Investments's Interest Coverage

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Deneb Investments'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.


Deneb Investments's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Deneb Investments's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Deneb Investments's Interest Coverage falls into.



Deneb Investments 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.

Deneb Investments'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, Deneb Investments's Interest Expense was R-125 Mil. Its Operating Income was R229 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R867 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*229.348/-124.686
=1.84

Deneb Investments's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2024, Deneb Investments's Interest Expense was R-56 Mil. Its Operating Income was R105 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R776 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*104.585/-56.325
=1.86

* 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.


Deneb Investments  (JSE:DNB) 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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Deneb Investments Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
368 Main Road, 5th Floor, Deneb House, Observatory, Cape Town, WC, ZAF, 7925
Deneb Investments Ltd is a diversified investment company operating in southern Africa. The company's operating segment includes Properties; Industrial Product Manufacturing; Automotive Parts Manufacturing; and Branded Product Distribution. Industrial Product Manufacturing and Branded Product Distribution segments together contribute to the majority of the revenue. Its geographical segments include South Africa, Other African countries, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America, of which the majority of the revenue is generated from South Africa.