We Buy Cars Holding (JSE:WBC) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of . 20)

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What is We Buy Cars Holding 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. We Buy Cars Holding's Operating Income for the three months ended in . 20 was R0 Mil. We Buy Cars Holding's Interest Expense for the three months ended in . 20 was R0 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for We Buy Cars Holding's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:WBC's Interest Coverage is not ranked ^*
in the Vehicles & Parts industry.
Industry Median: 7.73
* 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.

We Buy Cars Holding Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for We Buy Cars Holding'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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We Buy Cars Holding Interest Coverage Chart

We Buy Cars Holding Annual Data

Trend

Mar21

Sep23

Interest Coverage

N/A

6.57

We Buy Cars Holding Quarterly Data
	Sep23
Interest Coverage	N/A

Competitive Comparison of We Buy Cars Holding's Interest Coverage

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, We Buy Cars Holding'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.

We Buy Cars Holding's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, We Buy Cars Holding's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where We Buy Cars Holding's Interest Coverage falls into.

We Buy Cars Holding 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.

We Buy Cars Holding'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, We Buy Cars Holding's Interest Expense was R-158 Mil. Its Operating Income was R1,040 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R1,072 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	1039.715	/	-158.288
	=	6.57

We Buy Cars Holding's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in . 20 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in . 20, We Buy Cars Holding's Interest Expense was R0 Mil. Its Operating Income was R0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R0 Mil.

We Buy Cars Holding had no debt ⁽¹⁾.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

We Buy Cars Holding (JSE:WBC) 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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