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Sebata Holdings (JSE:SEB) Interest Coverage : 0.91 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Sebata 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 Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Sebata Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was R5.0 Mil. Sebata Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was R-5.5 Mil. Sebata Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.91. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


JSE:SEB's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 26.095
* 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.


Sebata Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sebata 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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Sebata Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Sebata Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, Sebata 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.


Sebata Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Sebata Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Sebata 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 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.

Sebata Holdings'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, Sebata Holdings's Interest Expense was R-3.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was R-31.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R30.6 Mil.

Sebata Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2024, Sebata Holdings's Interest Expense was R-5.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was R5.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*4.986/-5.502
=0.91

* 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.


Sebata Holdings  (JSE:SEB) 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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Sebata Holdings Business Description

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Address
Hunts End, 38 and 42 Wierda Road West, The Lodge, First Floor, Wierda Valley, Sandton, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Sebata Holdings Ltd is a provider of integrated technology solutions and enterprise management solutions to municipalities, provincial government as well as public and private entities. It operates in two segments namely, Software Solutions and ICT Support Services. The majority of the revenue is generated from Software Solutions which is engaged in the development of bespoke software solutions.