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York Timber Holdings (JSE:YRK) Interest Coverage : 3.19 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is York Timber 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. York Timber Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was R133 Mil. York Timber Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was R-41 Mil. York Timber Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 3.19. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

JSE:YRK' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.67   Med: 2.54   Max: 6.37
Current: 4.18


JSE:YRK's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
54.19% of 203 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 4.44 vs JSE:YRK: 4.18

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


York Timber Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for York Timber 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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York Timber Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

York Timber Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 4.29 6.37 - 3.92

York Timber Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 3.70 - 2.11 5.53 3.19

Competitive Comparison of York Timber Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, York Timber 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.


York Timber Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, York Timber Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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York Timber 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.

York Timber Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024, York Timber Holdings's Interest Expense was R-57 Mil. Its Operating Income was R223 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R358 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*223.294/-56.898
=3.92

York Timber Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, York Timber Holdings's Interest Expense was R-41 Mil. Its Operating Income was R133 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R423 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*132.562/-41.498
=3.19

* 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.


York Timber Holdings  (JSE:YRK) 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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York Timber Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3 Main Road, York Corporate Office, Sabie, MP, ZAF, 1260
York Timber Holdings Ltd is an integrated forestry company. The company's operating segment includes Processing plants; Wholesale, Forestry and Fleet and Agriculture. It generates maximum revenue from the Processing plants segment. The processing plants segment is divided into two divisions namely Sawmilling and Plywood. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from South Africa and also has a presence in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and International.

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