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Milano Assicurazioni (LTS:0A1H) Interest Coverage : 80.58 (As of Sep. 2013)


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What is Milano Assicurazioni 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 EBIT by its Interest Expense. Milano Assicurazioni's EBIT for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was €114 Mil. Milano Assicurazioni's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was €-1 Mil. Milano Assicurazioni's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was 80.58. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


LTS:0A1H's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 14.38
* 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.


Milano Assicurazioni Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Milano Assicurazioni'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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Milano Assicurazioni Interest Coverage Chart

Milano Assicurazioni Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 13.15 - - - -

Milano Assicurazioni Quarterly Data
Dec09 Jun10 Mar11 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Sep13
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - 10.92 - 35.31 80.58

Competitive Comparison of Milano Assicurazioni's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Milano Assicurazioni'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.


Milano Assicurazioni's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Milano Assicurazioni's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Milano Assicurazioni's Interest Coverage falls into.



Milano Assicurazioni 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 EBIT is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and EBIT 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.

Milano Assicurazioni's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012, Milano Assicurazioni's Interest Expense was €-11 Mil. Its EBIT was €-281 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0 Mil.

Milano Assicurazioni did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Milano Assicurazioni's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2013, Milano Assicurazioni's Interest Expense was €-1 Mil. Its EBIT was €114 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Sep. 2013 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2013 )
=-1*113.536/-1.409
=80.58

* 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.


Milano Assicurazioni  (LTS:0A1H) 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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Milano Assicurazioni (LTS:0A1H) Business Description

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Milano Assicurazioni is incorporated in Italy. It is engaged in the insurance sector. The Company offers a range of insurance products, such as car, accident, health, life, railway, aviation, property and credit insurance policies. The Company is also active in the provision of collective insurance policies and pension funds management.

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