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Scatec ASA (OSTO:SSOO) Interest Coverage : 0.85 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Scatec 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. Scatec ASA's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr581 Mil. Scatec ASA's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr-685 Mil. Scatec ASA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.85. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Scatec ASAs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

OSTO:SSOo' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.79   Med: 1.13   Max: 1.29
Current: 0.86


OSTO:SSOo's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
85.89% of 333 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 3.13 vs OSTO:SSOo: 0.86

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


Scatec ASA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Scatec 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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Scatec ASA Interest Coverage Chart

Scatec 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 1.28 1.16 0.96 - 0.79

Scatec ASA 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 0.59 0.63 0.71 1.49 0.85

Competitive Comparison of Scatec ASA's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Scatec 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.


Scatec ASA's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Scatec ASA's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Scatec 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.

Scatec 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, Scatec ASA's Interest Expense was kr-1,727 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr1,368 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr23,963 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1368/-1727
=0.79

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Scatec ASA's Interest Expense was kr-685 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr581 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr24,392 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*581/-685
=0.85

* 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.


Scatec ASA  (OSTO:SSOo) 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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Scatec ASA (OSTO:SSOO) Business Description

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Address
Askekroken 11, Oslo, NOR, NO-0277
Scatec ASA is an independent solar power producer, delivering an affordable and sustainable source of clean energy worldwide. The business activity functions through Power Production (PP), Services, and Development and Construction (D&C), and Corporate. The PP segment comprises the Kalkbult and Linde plants in South Africa, the ASYV plant in Rwanda, and four plants in the Czech Republic. Its geographical segments are South Africa, Egypt, Malaysia, Honduras, Jordan, Czech Republic, Mozambique, Ukraine, Netherlands, Rwanda and Others.

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