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Aker ASA (OSL:AKER) Interest Coverage : 0.48 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Aker 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. Aker ASA's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was kr820 Mil. Aker ASA's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was kr-1,692 Mil. Aker ASA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.48. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

OSL:AKER' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34   Med: 1.99   Max: 8.72
Current: 0.4


OSL:AKER's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
96.3% of 432 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 4.905 vs OSL:AKER: 0.40

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


Aker ASA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aker 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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Aker ASA Interest Coverage Chart

Aker ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
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Aker ASA Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 - - - 0.27 0.48

Competitive Comparison of Aker ASA's Interest Coverage

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Aker 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.


Aker ASA's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

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

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


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Aker 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.

Aker ASA's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Aker ASA's Interest Expense was kr-3,378 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr1,154 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr32,954 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*1154/-3378
=0.34

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, Aker ASA's Interest Expense was kr-1,692 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr820 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr32,954 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*820/-1692
=0.48

* 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.


Aker ASA  (OSL:AKER) 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 .


Aker ASA Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Aker ASA Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Oksenoyveien 10, Lysaker, Oslo, NOR, 1366
Aker ASA is an industrial investment company that develops businesses and exercises active ownership to create value for its shareholders and society at large. The portfolio has focused on companies in oil and gas, maritime assets, seafood/marine biotechnology, and real estate sectors. The company's investment portfolio comprises two segments: Industrial holdings and Financial investments. The primary focus for businesses within Industrial holdings is long-term value creation. Businesses within Financial investments are managed as a portfolio with a focus on financial and strategic opportunities. The company generates the majority of its revenue from Industrial holdings. Geographically, the company generates the majority of its revenue from Norway.