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Medistim ASA (OSTO:MEDIO) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Medistim 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. Medistim ASA's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was kr31.9 Mil. Medistim ASA's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was kr0.0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

OSTO:MEDIO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 36.76   Med: 183.46   Max: 1148.37
Current: 36.76


OSTO:MEDIO's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
61.15% of 417 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 19.09 vs OSTO:MEDIO: 36.76

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


Medistim ASA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Medistim 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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Medistim ASA Interest Coverage Chart

Medistim ASA 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 206.36 653.99 653.23 1,148.37 870.47

Medistim ASA Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 1,289.08 218.22 6.43 - N/A

Competitive Comparison of Medistim ASA's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Medistim 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.


Medistim ASA's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Medistim ASA's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Medistim 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.

Medistim 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, Medistim ASA's Interest Expense was kr-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr131.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr9.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*131.441/-0.151
=870.47

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

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Medistim ASA's Interest Expense was kr0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr31.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr7.5 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Medistim ASA's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


Medistim ASA  (OSTO:MEDIO) 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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Medistim ASA Business Description

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Address
Okernveien 94, Oslo, NOR, 0579
Medistim ASA is a medical device company. It is engaged in researching, developing, producing, distributing, and sales of medical equipment through its own business or participation in other companies, as well as related activities. The company's business is focused on cardiac and vascular surgery. The group operates in the USA, Europe, Asia, and the Rest of the World. The firm's activity is split into three strategic operating units, Capital equipment; Lease of equipment, and Distribution and sales of third-party products.

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