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WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS (OSL:WPU) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS 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. WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was kr-14.04 Mil. WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was kr-5.12 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 WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


OSL:WPU's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Waste Management industry.
Industry Median: 4.94
* 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.


WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS'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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WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS Interest Coverage Chart

WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
No Debt - -

WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS Semi-Annual Data
Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage - - - -

Competitive Comparison of WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS's Interest Coverage

For the Waste Management subindustry, WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS'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.


WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS's Interest Coverage falls into.



WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS 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.

WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS'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, WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS's Interest Expense was kr-14.43 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr-40.88 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr29.36 Mil.

WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2023, WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS's Interest Expense was kr-5.12 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr-14.04 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr30.41 Mil.

WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS 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.


WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS  (OSL:WPU) 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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WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS (OSL:WPU) Business Description

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Address
Hojgardsvej 13A, Lammefjorden, Farevejle, DNK, 4540
WPU Waste Plastic Upcycling AS is engaged in the upcycling of plastics. It converts plastic waste to oil that turns into new products. Its technology is based on pyrolysis, which processes the plastic at high temperatures. With pyrolysis, plastics that are no longer suitable for mechanical recycling could be given new life.

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