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Mutual Benefits Assurance (NSA:MBAS) Interest Coverage : 34.69 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Mutual Benefits Assurance 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. Mutual Benefits Assurance's EBIT for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was ₦1,926 Mil. Mutual Benefits Assurance's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was ₦-56 Mil. Mutual Benefits Assurance's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 34.69. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mutual Benefits Assurance's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

NSA:MBAS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.13   Med: 42.9   Max: 222
Current: 15.13


NSA:MBAS's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
50.91% of 330 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 14.46 vs NSA:MBAS: 15.13

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


Mutual Benefits Assurance Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mutual Benefits Assurance'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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Mutual Benefits Assurance Interest Coverage Chart

Mutual Benefits Assurance Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 42.03 87.47 222.00 - 22.58

Mutual Benefits Assurance Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23
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Competitive Comparison of Mutual Benefits Assurance's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Mutual Benefits Assurance'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.


Mutual Benefits Assurance's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Mutual Benefits Assurance's Interest Coverage falls into.



Mutual Benefits Assurance 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.

Mutual Benefits Assurance's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Mutual Benefits Assurance's Interest Expense was ₦-177 Mil. Its EBIT was ₦3,999 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₦401 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*3998.571/-177.101
=22.58

Mutual Benefits Assurance's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Mutual Benefits Assurance's Interest Expense was ₦-56 Mil. Its EBIT was ₦1,926 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₦401 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*1925.885/-55.512
=34.69

* 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.


Mutual Benefits Assurance  (NSA:MBAS) 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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Mutual Benefits Assurance (NSA:MBAS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
233 Ikorodu Road, Aret Adams House, Ilupeju, Lagos, NGA
Mutual Benefits Assurance PLC provides a range of insurance products and services in the areas of life assurance and general insurance. Its segment includes the Assurance business; Real estate and Microfinance. The company's offerings include group Auto Insurance, Health Insurance, Pure Investment Products, Anticipated Endowment, Mutual Annuity Products, and Investment Linked Schemes, among others.

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