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StrongPoint ASA (OSL:STRO) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is StrongPoint 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. StrongPoint ASA's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr-17 Mil. StrongPoint ASA's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr-3 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


OSL:STRO's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 13.79
* 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.


StrongPoint ASA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for StrongPoint 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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StrongPoint ASA Interest Coverage Chart

StrongPoint ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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StrongPoint ASA Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of StrongPoint ASA's Interest Coverage

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, StrongPoint 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.


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

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

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



StrongPoint 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.

StrongPoint 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, StrongPoint ASA's Interest Expense was kr-11 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr-39 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr88 Mil.

StrongPoint ASA did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, StrongPoint ASA's Interest Expense was kr-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr-17 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr80 Mil.

StrongPoint ASA did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


StrongPoint ASA  (OSL:STRO) 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 .


StrongPoint ASA Interest Coverage Related Terms

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StrongPoint ASA (OSL:STRO) Business Description

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Slynga 10, Raelingen, NOR, 2005
StrongPoint ASA is a retail technology company that provides solutions to make shops smarter, shopping experiences better and online grocery shopping more efficient. With over 500 employees in Norway, Sweden, the Baltics and Spain and together with a wide partner network, StrongPoint supports businesses in more than 20 countries. It provides in-store cash management and payment solutions, electronic shelf labels, self-checkouts, task and labor management software, click & collect temperature-controlled grocery lockers, in-store and drive-thru grocery pickup solutions and grocery order picking solutions.

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