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Transaction Capital (JSE:TCP) Interest Coverage : 0.65 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Transaction Capital 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. Transaction Capital's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was R149 Mil. Transaction Capital's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was R-229 Mil. Transaction Capital's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.65. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Transaction Capital Ltd interest coverage is 1.06, which is low.

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

JSE:TCP' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.06   Med: 1.91   Max: 9.8
Current: 1.06


JSE:TCP's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Credit Services industry.
Industry Median: 74.62 vs JSE:TCP: 1.06

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


Transaction Capital Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Transaction Capital'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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Transaction Capital Interest Coverage Chart

Transaction Capital Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.15 1.90 9.80 4.70 1.27

Transaction Capital Semi-Annual Data
Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
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 5.31 3.76 1.48 1.21 0.65

Competitive Comparison of Transaction Capital's Interest Coverage

For the Credit Services subindustry, Transaction Capital'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.


Transaction Capital's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Transaction Capital's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Transaction Capital's Interest Coverage falls into.



Transaction Capital 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.

Transaction Capital's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Transaction Capital's Interest Expense was R-813 Mil. Its Operating Income was R1,032 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R17,380 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*1032/-813
=1.27

Transaction Capital's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Mar. 2024, Transaction Capital's Interest Expense was R-229 Mil. Its Operating Income was R149 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R11,993 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*149/-229
=0.65

* 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.


Transaction Capital  (JSE:TCP) 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 .


Transaction Capital Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Transaction Capital (JSE:TCP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
24 Cradock and Tyrwhitt Avenue, The Bank, 12th Floor, Rosebank, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Transaction Capital Ltd is an investment holding company. The company's operating segment includes SA Taxi; Nutun, WeBuyCars, and Group executive office. It generates maximum revenue from the WeBuyCars segment. WeBuyCars segment includes buyer, distributor, and retailer of vehicles, which also offers financial and other allied products. SA Taxi segment is engaged in a vertically integrated taxi platform incorporating a unique blend of vehicle procurement, retail, repossession and refurbishment capabilities with asset-backed developmental finance and insurance competencies for focused vehicle types.

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