Highway Capital (LSE:HWC) Interest Coverage: N/A (As of Feb. 2023)


What is Highway Capital 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. Highway Capital's Operating Income for the six months ended in Feb. 2023 was £-0.19 Mil. Highway Capital's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Feb. 2023 was £0.00 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


LSE:HWC's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Conglomerates industry.
Industry Median: 5.31
* 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.


Highway Capital  (LSE:HWC) 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 .


Highway Capital Interest Coverage Related Terms


Highway Capital Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Highway Capital'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.

Highway Capital Interest Coverage Chart

Highway Capital Annual Data
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Highway Capital Semi-Annual Data
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LSE:HWC vs HON, MMM, IEP: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Highway Capital'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.


Highway Capital Interest Coverage vs Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Highway Capital's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Highway Capital's Interest Coverage falls into.



Highway Capital 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.

Highway Capital's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023, Highway Capital's Interest Expense was £0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-0.43 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.48 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Highway Capital's interest coverage with the available data.

Highway Capital's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Feb. 2023, Highway Capital's Interest Expense was £0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-0.19 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.48 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Highway Capital's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


Highway Capital Business Description

Address Reynolds Road, Eden House, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, GBR, HP9 2FL
Highway Capital PLC is a United Kingdom-based company. The company focuses on investing in or acquiring undervalued companies with either strong asset backing or opportunities, which possess high barriers to entry.