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MeCure Industries (NSA:MECURE) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of . 20)


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What is MeCure Industries 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. MeCure Industries's Operating Income for the six months ended in . 20 was ₦0.00 Mil. MeCure Industries's Interest Expense for the six months ended in . 20 was ₦0.00 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

(1) 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.

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


NSA:MECURE's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Drug Manufacturers industry.
Industry Median: 11.83
* 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.


MeCure Industries Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for MeCure Industries'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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MeCure Industries Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of MeCure Industries's Interest Coverage

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, MeCure Industries'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.


MeCure Industries's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, MeCure Industries's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MeCure Industries's Interest Coverage falls into.


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MeCure Industries 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.

MeCure Industries's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in . 20 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in . 20, MeCure Industries's Interest Expense was ₦0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₦0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₦0.00 Mil.

MeCure Industries had no debt (1).

MeCure Industries's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in . 20 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in . 20, MeCure Industries's Interest Expense was ₦0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₦0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₦0.00 Mil.

MeCure Industries had no debt (1).

* 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.


MeCure Industries  (NSA:MECURE) 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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MeCure Industries Business Description

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Apapa Oshodi Expressway, Me Cure House, Plot 6, Block H, Oshodi, Lagos, NGA
MeCure Industries Plc is a therapeutics company in the pharmaceutical industry in Lagos, Nigeria. It is principally engaged in the business of manufacturing drugs (tablets, capsules, and syrups) in Nigeria and consists of two categories namely Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals. The Pharmaceuticals segment comprises forty-one (41) drugs such as Ebu 200 & 400 (ibuprofen tablets), Laclox (an anilox formulation), Lamox (an amoxicillin formulation), and Lampicin (an ampicillin formulation), used in treating different ailments. The Nutraceuticals segment consists of 100 products including multivitamins and dietary supplements.

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