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Synlab AG (LTS:0A9B) Interest Coverage : 1.35 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Synlab AG 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. Synlab AG's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €54 Mil. Synlab AG's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-40 Mil. Synlab AG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.35. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LTS:0A9B' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.33   Med: 4.94   Max: 7.38
Current: 1.35


LTS:0A9B's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
91.84% of 98 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 13.925 vs LTS:0A9B: 1.35

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


Synlab AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Synlab AG'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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Synlab AG Interest Coverage Chart

Synlab AG Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
2.53 7.38 7.34 1.33

Synlab AG Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.28 1.07 0.34 - 1.35

Competitive Comparison of Synlab AG's Interest Coverage

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Synlab AG'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.


Synlab AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Synlab AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Synlab AG's Interest Coverage falls into.



Synlab AG 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.

Synlab AG'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, Synlab AG's Interest Expense was €-108 Mil. Its Operating Income was €143 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,403 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*143.142/-107.72
=1.33

Synlab AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Synlab AG's Interest Expense was €-40 Mil. Its Operating Income was €54 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,388 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*53.917/-39.81
=1.35

* 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.


Synlab AG  (LTS:0A9B) 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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Synlab AG (LTS:0A9B) Business Description

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Address
Moosacher Strasse 88, Augsburg, BY, DEU, 80809
Synlab AG is a medical diagnostics services provider in Europe. It offers a range of medical diagnostic services for practising doctors, clinics, and patients. Its geographical segments include France; Germany; South and North and East. The company derives a majority of revenue from the North and East.

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