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Unilever Nigeria (NSA:LEVBROS) Interest Coverage : 6.65 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Unilever Nigeria 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. Unilever Nigeria's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was ₦6,674 Mil. Unilever Nigeria's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was ₦-1,003 Mil. Unilever Nigeria's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 6.65. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NSA:LEVBROS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.57   Med: 5.22   Max: 27.51
Current: 5.64


NSA:LEVBROS's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
60.56% of 1473 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.76 vs NSA:LEVBROS: 5.64

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


Unilever Nigeria Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Unilever Nigeria'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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Unilever Nigeria Interest Coverage Chart

Unilever Nigeria 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 - - 27.51 11.23 5.43

Unilever Nigeria 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 54.06 N/A No Debt - 6.65

Competitive Comparison of Unilever Nigeria's Interest Coverage

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Unilever Nigeria'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.


Unilever Nigeria's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Unilever Nigeria's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Unilever Nigeria's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Unilever Nigeria 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.

Unilever Nigeria'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, Unilever Nigeria's Interest Expense was ₦-3,042 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₦16,516 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₦1,540 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*16516.111/-3042.225
=5.43

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

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Unilever Nigeria's Interest Expense was ₦-1,003 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₦6,674 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₦0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*6674/-1003
=6.65

* 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.


Unilever Nigeria  (NSA:LEVBROS) 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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Unilever Nigeria Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1 Billings Way, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos, NGA
Unilever Nigeria PLC is a Nigeria-based company principally engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of food products, and home care and personal care products. The company is segmented into Food Products (FP), Beauty & Wellbeing (B&W) and Personal Care (PC) and Home Care (HC). It derives maximum revenue from Food Products segment. The company sells its products in Nigeria, and internationally of which key revenue is derived from sales made in Nigeria.

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