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Momentum Metropolitan Holdings (JSE:MTM) Interest Coverage : 16.35 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Momentum Metropolitan Holdings 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 EBIT by its Interest Expense. Momentum Metropolitan Holdings's EBIT for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R4,971 Mil. Momentum Metropolitan Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R-304 Mil. Momentum Metropolitan Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 16.35. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Momentum Metropolitan Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:MTM' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.76   Med: 9.31   Max: 39.91
Current: 4.88


JSE:MTM's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
77.58% of 330 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 14.46 vs JSE:MTM: 4.88

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


Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Momentum Metropolitan Holdings'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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Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Momentum Metropolitan Holdings 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 6.37 3.37 2.76 4.23 4.63

Momentum Metropolitan Holdings 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 18.18 3.14 15.22 3.36 16.35

Competitive Comparison of Momentum Metropolitan Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Momentum Metropolitan Holdings'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.


Momentum Metropolitan Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Momentum Metropolitan Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Momentum Metropolitan Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



Momentum Metropolitan Holdings 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 EBIT is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and EBIT 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.

Momentum Metropolitan Holdings'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, Momentum Metropolitan Holdings's Interest Expense was R-2,556 Mil. Its EBIT was R11,829 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R6,147 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*11829/-2556
=4.63

Momentum Metropolitan Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Momentum Metropolitan Holdings's Interest Expense was R-304 Mil. Its EBIT was R4,971 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R4,361 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*4971/-304
=16.35

* 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.


Momentum Metropolitan Holdings  (JSE:MTM) 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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Momentum Metropolitan Holdings (JSE:MTM) Business Description

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Address
268 West Avenue, Centurion, GT, ZAF, 0157
Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Ltd is a financial services group. Its core businesses are long- and short-term insurance, asset management, investment, savings, healthcare administration, and employee benefits. Metropolitan and Momentum are the operating brands for offering product and service solutions to all market segments. The firm's operational segments are: Momentum Life, Momentum Investments, Metropolitan Life, Momentum Corporate, Momentum Metropolitan Health, Momentum Metropolitan Africa, Non-life Insurance, New Initiatives and Shareholders.

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