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SalMar ASA (OSL:SALM) Interest Coverage : 3.89 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is SalMar 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. SalMar ASA's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was kr1,250 Mil. SalMar ASA's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was kr-321 Mil. SalMar ASA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 3.89. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

OSL:SALM' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.8   Med: 17.92   Max: 38.12
Current: 4.8


OSL:SALM's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
61.94% of 1440 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.175 vs OSL:SALM: 4.80

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


SalMar ASA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for SalMar 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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SalMar ASA Interest Coverage Chart

SalMar 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 17.13 18.93 18.71 13.11 6.98

SalMar ASA 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 7.57 4.24 4.66 6.76 3.89

Competitive Comparison of SalMar ASA's Interest Coverage

For the Farm Products subindustry, SalMar 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.


SalMar ASA's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, SalMar ASA's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



SalMar 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.

SalMar 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, SalMar ASA's Interest Expense was kr-1,223 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr8,542 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr13,713 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*8542.295/-1223.249
=6.98

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

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, SalMar ASA's Interest Expense was kr-321 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr1,250 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr17,024 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*1250/-321
=3.89

* 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.


SalMar ASA  (OSL:SALM) 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 .


SalMar ASA Interest Coverage Related Terms

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SalMar ASA Business Description

Address
Industriveien 51, Kverva, NOR, 7266
SalMar ASA produces and sells farmed salmon internationally. It operates hatcheries and controls the farming at all stages until the fish are ready to be harvested, processed, and packaged into various products. Products are developed with new mixes and packing methods to make it more convenient for customers. The salmon are sold through an in-house salesforce and through close partners of the company. Proximity to customers and tracking the use of resources plays a factor in delivering the raw material.

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