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Nekkar ASA (OSL:NKR) Interest Coverage : 7.51 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Nekkar 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. Nekkar ASA's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was kr45.7 Mil. Nekkar ASA's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was kr-6.1 Mil. Nekkar ASA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 7.51. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


OSL:NKR's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 14.51
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Nekkar ASA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nekkar 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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Nekkar ASA Interest Coverage Chart

Nekkar 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 9.57 755.75 52.63 16.53 16.20

Nekkar ASA Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 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 7.68 29.16 1.45 - 7.51

Competitive Comparison of Nekkar ASA's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Nekkar 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.


Nekkar ASA's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Nekkar ASA's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nekkar 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.

Nekkar 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, Nekkar ASA's Interest Expense was kr-6.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr107.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr9.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*107.677/-6.647
=16.20

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

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, Nekkar ASA's Interest Expense was kr-6.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr45.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr7.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*45.655/-6.083
=7.51

* 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.


Nekkar ASA  (OSL:NKR) 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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Nekkar ASA Business Description

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Address
Andoyfaret 15, Kristiansand, NOR, 4623
Nekkar ASA is a company based on an industrial philosophy utilizing smart design, digitalization, and electrification to achieve higher efficiency and more sustainable solutions for multiple industries. Its main activities are related to Shipyard Solutions, Digital Solutions, and others. The company generates maximum revenue from the Shipyard Solutions segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from South Asia and also has a presence in Europe; South East Asia; North East Asia; West Asia; America; Africa, and Australia.

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