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NTG Nordic Transport Group AS (OCSE:NTG) Interest Coverage : 3.68 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is NTG Nordic Transport Group AS 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. NTG Nordic Transport Group AS's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was kr114 Mil. NTG Nordic Transport Group AS's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was kr-31 Mil. NTG Nordic Transport Group AS's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 3.68. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for NTG Nordic Transport Group AS's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

OCSE:NTG' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.93   Med: 11.25   Max: 44.95
Current: 6.47


OCSE:NTG's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
52.87% of 819 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.81 vs OCSE:NTG: 6.47

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


NTG Nordic Transport Group AS Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for NTG Nordic Transport Group AS'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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NTG Nordic Transport Group AS Interest Coverage Chart

NTG Nordic Transport Group AS 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 5.93 7.24 15.03 14.54 7.96

NTG Nordic Transport Group AS Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 8.05 15.45 5.43 6.88 3.68

Competitive Comparison of NTG Nordic Transport Group AS's Interest Coverage

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, NTG Nordic Transport Group AS'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.


NTG Nordic Transport Group AS's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, NTG Nordic Transport Group AS's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where NTG Nordic Transport Group AS's Interest Coverage falls into.



NTG Nordic Transport Group AS 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.

NTG Nordic Transport Group AS'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, NTG Nordic Transport Group AS's Interest Expense was kr-79 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr629 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr668 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*629/-79
=7.96

NTG Nordic Transport Group AS's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, NTG Nordic Transport Group AS's Interest Expense was kr-31 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr114 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr662 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*114/-31
=3.68

* 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.


NTG Nordic Transport Group AS  (OCSE:NTG) 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 .


NTG Nordic Transport Group AS Interest Coverage Related Terms

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NTG Nordic Transport Group AS Business Description

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Address
Hammerholmen 47-49, Hvidovre, DNK, DK-2650
NTG Nordic Transport Group AS is a Denmark-based transport company. It offers the full range of freight forwarding services and end-to-end solutions within Air and Ocean and Road and Logistics fueled by people power and technology. Business segments of the company include Road and Logistics and Air and Ocean. The majority of its revenue is earned through Road and Logistics segment. The revenues are earned in Denmark, Sweden, the USA, Germany, Finland and other countries with the majority of the revenue earned in Denmark.