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Vividend Management Group (JSE:VIF) Interest Coverage : 1.49 (As of Feb. 2014)


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What is Vividend Management Group 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. Vividend Management Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Feb. 2014 was R177.5 Mil. Vividend Management Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Feb. 2014 was R-119.2 Mil. Vividend Management Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2014 was 1.49. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Vividend Management Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:VIF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 1.49
Current: 1.49


JSE:VIF's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the REITs industry.
Industry Median: 2.92 vs JSE:VIF: 1.49

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


Vividend Management Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vividend Management Group'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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Vividend Management Group Interest Coverage Chart

Vividend Management Group Annual Data
Trend Aug11 Aug12 Aug13
Interest Coverage
0.71 1.17 1.36

Vividend Management Group Semi-Annual Data
Feb11 Feb12 Feb13 Feb14
Interest Coverage N/A N/A N/A 1.49

Competitive Comparison of Vividend Management Group's Interest Coverage

For the REIT - Diversified subindustry, Vividend Management Group'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.


Vividend Management Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Vividend Management Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vividend Management Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Vividend Management Group 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.

Vividend Management Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2013 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2013, Vividend Management Group's Interest Expense was R-106.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was R144.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R1,334.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Aug. 2013 )/Interest Expense (A: Aug. 2013 )
=-1*144.536/-106.417
=1.36

Vividend Management Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2014 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Feb. 2014, Vividend Management Group's Interest Expense was R-119.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was R177.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R1,337.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2014 )/Interest Expense (Q: Feb. 2014 )
=-1*177.492/-119.227
=1.49

* 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.


Vividend Management Group  (JSE:VIF) 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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Vividend Management Group (JSE:VIF) Business Description

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Vividend Management Group was incorporated on 17 February 2010. It is a real estate investment trust ( REIT). The Company's portfolio consists of investments in assets and opportunities within the various property sectors in South Africa and abroad with primary focus on the retail, commercial, industrial and office sectors. The Company own a portfolio of 22 properties providing 223 444 square metres of retail and commercial space.

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