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Bouvet ASA (LTS:0HDU) Interest Coverage : 17.02 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Bouvet ASA 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. Bouvet ASA's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was kr101 Mil. Bouvet ASA's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was kr-6 Mil. Bouvet ASA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 17.02. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LTS:0HDU' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 22.68   Med: 144.35   Max: 1841.94
Current: 22.68


LTS:0HDU's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
53.4% of 1618 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 27.885 vs LTS:0HDU: 22.68

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


Bouvet ASA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bouvet ASA'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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Bouvet ASA Interest Coverage Chart

Bouvet ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 44.57 59.65 67.57 59.85 46.52

Bouvet ASA Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 44.16 33.41 22.48 22.80 17.02

Competitive Comparison of Bouvet ASA's Interest Coverage

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Bouvet ASA'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.


Bouvet ASA's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Bouvet ASA's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bouvet ASA's Interest Coverage falls into.



Bouvet ASA 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.

Bouvet ASA'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, Bouvet ASA's Interest Expense was kr-9 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr407 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr254 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*406.992/-8.748
=46.52

Bouvet ASA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Bouvet ASA's Interest Expense was kr-6 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr101 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr255 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*100.95/-5.931
=17.02

* 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.


Bouvet ASA  (LTS:0HDU) 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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Bouvet ASA Business Description

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Address
Sorkedalsveien 8, Oslo, NOR, 0369
Bouvet ASA is a consultancy company that provides advice in the field of information technology and digital communication. It helps enterprises shape digital solutions that create efficiency and new business opportunities. The company caters to both private and public-sector players. Some of the business sectors that it caters to include Power supply, Industry, Oil & Gas, Public admin, Transportation, Retail, Information and communication, Service industry, and Health. Its geographical segments are Norway, Sweden, and other countries, of which the vast majority of its revenue comes from Norway.

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