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Diales Group (LSE:DIAL) Interest Coverage : 157.50 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Diales 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. Diales Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2025 was £0.63 Mil. Diales Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2025 was £-0.00 Mil. Diales Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 157.50. 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. Diales Group PLC has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

LSE:DIAL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.7   Med: 17.91   Max: 125.83
Current: 125.83


LSE:DIAL's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
78.26% of 791 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.32 vs LSE:DIAL: 125.83

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


Diales Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Diales 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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Diales Group Interest Coverage Chart

Diales Group Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.46 17.91 - 5.92 97.78

Diales Group Semi-Annual Data
Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25
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 10.19 - 107.86 62.50 157.50

Competitive Comparison of Diales Group's Interest Coverage

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Diales 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.


Diales Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Diales Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Diales 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.

Diales Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024, Diales Group's Interest Expense was £-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was £0.88 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.24 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*0.88/-0.009
=97.78

Diales Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Mar. 2025, Diales Group's Interest Expense was £-0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was £0.63 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.16 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*0.63/-0.004
=157.50

* 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.


Diales Group  (LSE:DIAL) 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 .


Diales Group Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Diales Group Business Description

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Address
125 Old Broad Street, Suite 706-708, Floor 7, London, GBR, EC2N 1AR
Diales Group PLC provides advisory services to the engineering and construction industries. The company offers quantity surveying, quantum and planning experts, mediators, arbitrators, and project management services; and other consultancy services, including planning, programming, Litigation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution. The company covers building, marine, mining, infrastructure, energy, and other sectors. The company has segments in Europe and America, Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Maximum revenue is gained from Europe and America.

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