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PZ Cussons Nigeria (NSA:PZ) Interest Coverage : 7.17 (As of Feb. 2025)


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What is PZ Cussons 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. PZ Cussons Nigeria's Operating Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was ₦5,611 Mil. PZ Cussons Nigeria's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was ₦-783 Mil. PZ Cussons Nigeria's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was 7.17. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NSA:PZ' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.77   Med: 14.95   Max: 485.05
Current: 3.77


NSA:PZ's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
68.72% of 1474 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.335 vs NSA:PZ: 3.77

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


PZ Cussons Nigeria Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for PZ Cussons 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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PZ Cussons Nigeria Interest Coverage Chart

PZ Cussons Nigeria Annual Data
Trend May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 100.19 485.05 42.64 7.59

PZ Cussons Nigeria Quarterly Data
Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25
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 15.68 1.97 3.60 4.42 7.17

Competitive Comparison of PZ Cussons Nigeria's Interest Coverage

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, PZ Cussons 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.


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

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

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


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PZ Cussons 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.

PZ Cussons Nigeria's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2024, PZ Cussons Nigeria's Interest Expense was ₦-4,098 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₦31,125 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₦64,390 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: May. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: May. 2024 )
=-1*31124.761/-4098.109
=7.59

PZ Cussons Nigeria's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Feb. 2025, PZ Cussons Nigeria's Interest Expense was ₦-783 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₦5,611 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₦60,106 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Feb. 2025 )
=-1*5611.085/-782.914
=7.17

* 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.


PZ Cussons Nigeria  (NSA:PZ) 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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PZ Cussons Nigeria Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3500 Aviator Way, Manchester Business Park, Manchester, GBR, M22 5TG
PZ Cussons Nigeria PLC manufactures, distributes and sells consumer products and home appliances. The company's operating segment includes Home and Personal Care Products and Durable Electrical Appliances. It generates maximum revenue from the Home and Personal Care Products segment. Home and Personal Care Products segment includes the production and sale of Morning Fresh, Zip, Canoe, Premier, Excel, Joy, Stella, Venus, Imperial Leather, Cussons Baby, Original Source, Carex, Robb, and others. The Durable Electrical Appliances segment includes the production and sale of Haier Thermocool Refrigerators, Freezers, Televisions, Generators, Air conditioners, Washing Machines and others. Geographically it derives revenue from Nigeria.

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