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Axactor ASA (OSL:ACR) Interest Coverage : 11.67 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Axactor ASA 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. Axactor ASA's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was kr64 Mil. Axactor ASA's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was kr-5 Mil. Axactor ASA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 11.67. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

OSL:ACR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.09   Med: 12.12   Max: 51.07
Current: 10.33


OSL:ACR's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
69.05% of 168 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 77.285 vs OSL:ACR: 10.33

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


Axactor ASA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Axactor ASA'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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Axactor ASA Interest Coverage Chart

Axactor ASA 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 13.67 - - 51.07 N/A

Axactor ASA Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 N/A 6.28 44.70 5.52 11.67

Competitive Comparison of Axactor ASA's Interest Coverage

For the Credit Services subindustry, Axactor ASA'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.


Axactor ASA's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Axactor ASA's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Axactor ASA 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.

Axactor ASA'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, Axactor ASA's Interest Expense was kr0 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr475 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr10,907 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Axactor ASA's interest coverage with the available data.

Axactor ASA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2024, Axactor ASA's Interest Expense was kr-5 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr64 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr11,235 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*64.138/-5.497
=11.67

* 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.


Axactor ASA  (OSL:ACR) 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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Axactor ASA Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Drammensveien 167, Oslo, NOR, NO-0277
Axactor ASA is a debt management company that specializes in purchasing and collecting debt portfolios. It also provides collection services for third-party-owned portfolios. The company operates in two segments: Non-performing loans (NPL) and Third-party collection (3PC). The NPL segment invests in portfolios of non-performing loans, which are presented as 'Purchased loan portfolios' in the consolidated statement of financial position. The 3PC segment focuses on performing debt collection services on behalf of third-party clients. Axactor ASA operates in Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. The majority of its revenue comes from interest earned on purchased loan portfolios.