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BillerudKorsnas AB (OSTO:BILL BTA) Interest Coverage : 1.61 (As of Jun. 2025)


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What is BillerudKorsnas 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. BillerudKorsnas AB's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2025 was kr179 Mil. BillerudKorsnas AB's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2025 was kr-111 Mil. BillerudKorsnas AB's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2025 was 1.61. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

OSTO:BILL BTA' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.92   Med: 13.41   Max: 35.41
Current: 7.02


OSTO:BILL BTA's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
62.32% of 207 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 4.44 vs OSTO:BILL BTA: 7.02

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


BillerudKorsnas AB Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for BillerudKorsnas 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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BillerudKorsnas AB Interest Coverage Chart

BillerudKorsnas AB Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
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BillerudKorsnas AB Quarterly Data
Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25
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 1.92 8.06 17.57 5.65 1.61

Competitive Comparison of BillerudKorsnas AB's Interest Coverage

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, BillerudKorsnas 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.


BillerudKorsnas AB's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, BillerudKorsnas AB's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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BillerudKorsnas 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.

BillerudKorsnas AB's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, BillerudKorsnas AB's Interest Expense was kr-415 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr2,423 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr5,349 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*2423/-415
=5.84

BillerudKorsnas AB's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2025, BillerudKorsnas AB's Interest Expense was kr-111 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr179 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr5,035 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2025 )
=-1*179/-111
=1.61

* 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.


BillerudKorsnas AB  (OSTO:BILL BTA) 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 .


BillerudKorsnas AB Interest Coverage Related Terms

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BillerudKorsnas AB Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Evenemangsgatan 17, P.O. Box 703, Solna, Stockholm, SWE, SE-169 27
Billerud AB produces a variety of packaging, paper, and board products. Its product offerings include Cartonboard, Sack Paper, Coated Web, Hardwood Pulp, and Containerboard among others. Billerud organizes itself into three segments: Region Europe which also generates key revenue, Region North America, and Solutions and Other.

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