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NZX (NZSE:NZX) Interest Coverage : 3.92 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is NZX 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. NZX's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$11.4 Mil. NZX's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$-2.9 Mil. NZX's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.92. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NZSE:NZX' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.49   Med: 10.81   Max: 36.2
Current: 4.49


NZSE:NZX's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
69.09% of 453 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 19.25 vs NZSE:NZX: 4.49

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


NZX Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for NZX'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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NZX Interest Coverage Chart

NZX 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 8.42 10.43 10.00 6.35 4.49

NZX Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 10.11 8.76 1.40 5.22 3.92

Competitive Comparison of NZX's Interest Coverage

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, NZX'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.


NZX's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, NZX's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



NZX 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.

NZX'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, NZX's Interest Expense was NZ$-5.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was NZ$23.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NZ$81.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*23.262/-5.179
=4.49

NZX's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, NZX's Interest Expense was NZ$-2.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was NZ$11.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NZ$81.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*11.364/-2.901
=3.92

* 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.


NZX  (NZSE:NZX) 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 .


NZX Interest Coverage Related Terms

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NZX (NZSE:NZX) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
11 Cable Street, Level 1 / NZX Centre, P.O. Box 2959, Wellington, NZL, 6011
NZX Ltd facilitates capital raising and securities trading. Its main function is to provide a market for the trading, clearing, and settlement of securities. It also provides market data relating to listed companies and indexes. It operates the New Zealand securities, derivatives, and energy markets, builds and maintains the infrastructure on which it operates, and provides a range of information and data to support market growth and development on a scale. NZX also provides wealth management services for New Zealand advisers via its Wealth Technologies business. Its segments include Markets, Funds Management, and Wealth Technologies.

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