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Schouw AS (OCSE:SCHO) Interest Coverage : 3.02 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Schouw 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. Schouw AS's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was kr565 Mil. Schouw AS's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was kr-187 Mil. Schouw AS's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 3.02. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

OCSE:SCHO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.48   Med: 14.3   Max: 32.15
Current: 3.48


OCSE:SCHO's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
59.21% of 407 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 4.7 vs OCSE:SCHO: 3.48

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


Schouw AS Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Schouw 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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Schouw AS Interest Coverage Chart

Schouw 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 12.03 15.12 13.48 6.77 3.81

Schouw 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 3.76 - 1.57 2.65 3.02

Competitive Comparison of Schouw AS's Interest Coverage

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Schouw 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.


Schouw AS's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Schouw AS's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Schouw 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.

Schouw 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, Schouw AS's Interest Expense was kr-452 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr1,722 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr5,090 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1722/-452
=3.81

Schouw AS's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Schouw AS's Interest Expense was kr-187 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr565 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr4,567 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*565/-187
=3.02

* 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.


Schouw AS  (OCSE:SCHO) 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 .


Schouw AS Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Schouw AS Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Chr. Filtenborgs Plads 1, Aarhus C, DNK, DK-8000
Schouw & Co AS is an industrial conglomerate making long-term investments in businesses. The investments made by the company include 1) BioMar, the manufacturer of quality feed for the fish and shrimp farming industries. 2) GPV is EMS business, manufacturer of electronics, mechanics, cable harnessing and mechatronics. 3) HydraSpecma is engaged into hydraulic solutions and components. 4) Borg Automotive is an independent automotive remanufacturing company. Sells to distributors and OE customers for almost all car makes. 5) Fibertex Personal Care is a manufacturer of spunmelt nonwovens for the personal care industry. The company sells products for baby diapers, sanitary towels and incontinence products. 6) Fibertex Nonwovens is a manufacturer of special-purpose nonwovens.

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