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Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) (LSE:MAB1) Interest Coverage : 17.97 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Mortgage Advice Bureau (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. Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was £16.6 Mil. Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was £-0.9 Mil. Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 17.97. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:MAB1' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.02   Med: 173.14   Max: No Debt
Current: 13.86


LSE:MAB1's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
65% of 20 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 69.545 vs LSE:MAB1: 13.86

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


Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mortgage Advice Bureau (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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Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) Interest Coverage Chart

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 73.03 142.22 19.68 7.02 13.86

Mortgage Advice Bureau (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 11.67 6.15 7.64 9.95 17.97

Competitive Comparison of Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s Interest Coverage

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, Mortgage Advice Bureau (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.


Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s Interest Coverage Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s Interest Coverage falls into.


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Mortgage Advice Bureau (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.

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s Interest Expense was £-1.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was £26.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £12.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*26.23/-1.893
=13.86

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s Interest Expense was £-0.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was £16.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £12.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*16.554/-0.921
=17.97

* 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.


Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)  (LSE:MAB1) 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 .


Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) Business Description

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Capital House, Pride Place, Pride Park, Derby, GBR, DE24 8QR
Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) PLC provides mortgage advice and also advice on protection and general insurance products. The group offers advice on residential and buy-to-let mortgage products. The company has developed customized support services for intermediary firms that operate in estate agencies, new build, buy-to-let, mortgage shops and telephone-based mortgage services. The company derives its revenues from mortgage procuration fees, insurance commissions, and client fees. Mortgage procuration fees generate the majority of the revenues.

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