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Bergs Timber AB (OSTO:BRG B) Interest Coverage : 0.44 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Bergs Timber 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. Bergs Timber AB's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was kr7 Mil. Bergs Timber AB's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was kr-16 Mil. Bergs Timber AB's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.44. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


OSTO:BRG B's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Forest Products industry.
Industry Median: 5.88
* 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.


Bergs Timber AB Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bergs Timber 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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Bergs Timber AB Interest Coverage Chart

Bergs Timber AB Annual Data
Trend Aug13 Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
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Bergs Timber AB Quarterly Data
Aug18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 6.00 - - - 0.44

Competitive Comparison of Bergs Timber AB's Interest Coverage

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Bergs Timber 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.


Bergs Timber AB's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

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

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



Bergs Timber 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.

Bergs Timber AB's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Bergs Timber AB's Interest Expense was kr-11 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr227 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr210 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*227/-11
=20.64

Bergs Timber AB's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Bergs Timber AB's Interest Expense was kr-16 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr375 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*7/-16
=0.44

* 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.


Bergs Timber AB  (OSTO:BRG B) 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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Bergs Timber AB (OSTO:BRG B) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Vastra Tradgardsgatan 15, Stockholm, SWE, 111 53
Bergs Timber AB is engaged in the production and sale of sawn and processed timber products. The company manufactures gardening products, windows, doors, and prefabricated houses, and a facility for rot-proofing wood in Sweden. The company operates in three business segments: Wood Protection, Joinery, and Sawn Wood. Wood Protection conducts operations in wood preservatives. The Joinery product area manufactures processed products from wood such as houses, windows, and doors as well as a broad range of garden products such as fencing, windbreaks, benches, tables, and swimming pool sets. The Sawn Wood product area produces sawn products from two subsidiaries: Vika Wood in Latvia and Laest in Estonia.

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