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Third Age Health Services (NZSE:TAH) Interest Coverage : 4.69 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Third Age Health Services 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. Third Age Health Services's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was NZ$1.29 Mil. Third Age Health Services's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was NZ$-0.28 Mil. Third Age Health Services's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.69. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Third Age Health Services's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

NZSE:TAH' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.05   Med: 21.4   Max: 67.52
Current: 6.05


NZSE:TAH's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
58.48% of 407 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 8.99 vs NZSE:TAH: 6.05

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


Third Age Health Services Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Third Age Health Services'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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Third Age Health Services Interest Coverage Chart

Third Age Health Services Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
35.91 67.52 6.89 6.05

Third Age Health Services Semi-Annual Data
Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 33.37 10.52 5.04 10.45 4.69

Competitive Comparison of Third Age Health Services's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Third Age Health Services'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.


Third Age Health Services's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Third Age Health Services's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Third Age Health Services's Interest Coverage falls into.



Third Age Health Services 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.

Third Age Health Services's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024, Third Age Health Services's Interest Expense was NZ$-0.36 Mil. Its Operating Income was NZ$2.18 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NZ$2.40 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*2.179/-0.36
=6.05

Third Age Health Services's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Mar. 2024, Third Age Health Services's Interest Expense was NZ$-0.28 Mil. Its Operating Income was NZ$1.29 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NZ$2.40 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*1.291/-0.275
=4.69

* 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.


Third Age Health Services  (NZSE:TAH) 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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Third Age Health Services (NZSE:TAH) Business Description

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Address
536 Kennedy Road, Greenmeadows, Napier, NZL, 4112
Third Age Health Services Ltd is engaged in providing health care services to older adults residing in Aged Residential Care. Its services include 24/7 access to a doctor, Regular, scheduled rounds by a Practitioner, and Guaranteed locum cover.

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