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Afry AB (OSTO:AFRY) Interest Coverage : 3.44 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Afry AB 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. Afry AB's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr578 Mil. Afry AB's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr-168 Mil. Afry AB's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.44. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

OSTO:AFRY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.2   Med: 13.73   Max: 28.18
Current: 4.2


OSTO:AFRY's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
63.29% of 1253 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.04 vs OSTO:AFRY: 4.20

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


Afry AB Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Afry AB'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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Afry AB Interest Coverage Chart

Afry AB 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 6.59 8.28 12.20 9.21 5.23

Afry AB Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 3.09 4.66 4.14 5.11 3.44

Competitive Comparison of Afry AB's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Afry AB'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.


Afry AB's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Afry AB's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Afry AB's Interest Coverage falls into.



Afry AB 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.

Afry AB'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, Afry AB's Interest Expense was kr-372 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr1,944 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr6,059 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1944/-372
=5.23

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Afry AB's Interest Expense was kr-168 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr578 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*578/-168
=3.44

* 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.


Afry AB  (OSTO:AFRY) 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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Afry AB (OSTO:AFRY) Business Description

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Address
Frosundaleden 2, Solna, Stockholm, SWE, SE-169 99
Afry AB is an engineering and consulting firm with projects in energy, industrial, and infrastructure markets. It develops solutions for public and private clients and has the capabilities to serve all regions of the world. The business divisions are Industrial & Digital Solutions, infrastructure, Process Industries, Energy, and Management Consulting. It constructs plants and provides market analysis for power generation, manufacturing facilities, and refining chemicals. Infrastructure projects provide sustainable and technological solutions for railways, roads, and other transportation networks. Sales are concentrated in Europe, and the company strengthens customer relationships by providing customized services.

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