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Centaur Media (LSE:CAU) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Centaur Media 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. Centaur Media's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £4.62 Mil. Centaur Media's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.05 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Centaur Media PLC has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

LSE:CAU' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7   Med: 16.4   Max: 71.42
Current: 71.42


LSE:CAU's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
72.92% of 624 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.54 vs LSE:CAU: 71.42

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


Centaur Media Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Centaur Media'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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Centaur Media Interest Coverage Chart

Centaur Media Annual Data
Trend Jun13 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 24.81 66.18 71.42

Centaur Media Semi-Annual Data
Jun13 Dec13 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 - 13.33 - 12.22 -

Competitive Comparison of Centaur Media's Interest Coverage

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Centaur Media'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.


Centaur Media's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Centaur Media's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Centaur Media's Interest Coverage falls into.



Centaur Media 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.

Centaur Media's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Centaur Media's Interest Expense was £-0.09 Mil. Its Operating Income was £6.36 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £1.03 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*6.356/-0.089
=71.42

Centaur Media's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Centaur Media's Interest Expense was £0.05 Mil. Its Operating Income was £4.62 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £1.03 Mil.

* 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.


Centaur Media  (LSE:CAU) 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 .


Centaur Media Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Centaur Media (LSE:CAU) Business Description

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Address
10 York Road, Floor M, London, GBR, SE1 7ND
Centaur Media PLC is a holding company engaged in providing business information, events, and marketing solutions to professional and commercial markets. The company's operating segment includes Xeim and The Lawyer. These two segments derive revenues from a combination of premium content, training and advisory, marketing services, events, marketing solutions and recruitment advertising. It generates maximum revenue from the Xeim segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United Kingdom and also has a presence in Europe excluding United Kingdom; North America, and Rest of world.

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