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Nordic Paper Holding AB (OSTO:NPAPER) Interest Coverage : 11.41 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Nordic Paper Holding 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. Nordic Paper Holding AB's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr194 Mil. Nordic Paper Holding AB's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr-17 Mil. Nordic Paper Holding AB's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 11.41. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

OSTO:NPAPER' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.2   Med: 20.7   Max: 51.36
Current: 8.2


OSTO:NPAPER's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
60.4% of 202 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 5.845 vs OSTO:NPAPER: 8.20

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


Nordic Paper Holding AB Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nordic Paper Holding 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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Nordic Paper Holding AB Interest Coverage Chart

Nordic Paper Holding AB Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 51.36 38.78 8.58 16.00 9.40

Nordic Paper Holding AB Quarterly Data
Dec18 Jun19 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 15.25 9.37 2.92 10.70 11.41

Competitive Comparison of Nordic Paper Holding AB's Interest Coverage

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Nordic Paper Holding 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.


Nordic Paper Holding AB's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Nordic Paper Holding AB's Interest Coverage falls into.



Nordic Paper Holding 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.

Nordic Paper Holding 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, Nordic Paper Holding AB's Interest Expense was kr-75 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr705 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr963 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*705/-75
=9.40

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Nordic Paper Holding AB's Interest Expense was kr-17 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr194 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr962 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*194/-17
=11.41

* 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.


Nordic Paper Holding AB  (OSTO:NPAPER) 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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Nordic Paper Holding AB (OSTO:NPAPER) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Tullhusgatan 1B, Karlstad, SWE, 652 09
Nordic Paper Holding AB is a paper company operating in two segments; Kraft paper is used in many end-use applications, such as in products aimed at consumers, including carrier bags and food packaging, in packaging for building materials, and in multiple other industrial applications, and Greaseproof paper is a group of paper types that are characterized by a resistance to oil or grease and is mainly used in the food sector but also have a number of industrial applications. The company offers effective and environmentally responsible products and solutions within the Kraft Paper and Natural Greaseproof segments.

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