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ZetaDisplay AB (OSTO:ZETA PREF.PFD) Interest Coverage : 0.94 (As of Sep. 2021)


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What is ZetaDisplay 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. ZetaDisplay AB's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was kr4.29 Mil. ZetaDisplay AB's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was kr-4.57 Mil. ZetaDisplay AB's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was 0.94. 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. ZetaDisplay AB interest coverage is 3.98, which is low.

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

OSTO:ZETA PREF.PFD' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.24   Med: 1.92   Max: 8.88
Current: 3.98


OSTO:ZETA PREF.PFD's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 11.54 vs OSTO:ZETA PREF.PFD: 3.98

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


ZetaDisplay AB Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ZetaDisplay 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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ZetaDisplay AB Interest Coverage Chart

ZetaDisplay AB Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.35 1.44 8.88 0.48 0.24

ZetaDisplay AB Quarterly Data
Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21
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 0.60 - 0.65 0.18 0.94

Competitive Comparison of ZetaDisplay AB's Interest Coverage

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, ZetaDisplay 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.


ZetaDisplay AB's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, ZetaDisplay AB's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



ZetaDisplay 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.

ZetaDisplay AB's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020, ZetaDisplay AB's Interest Expense was kr-15.33 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr3.66 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr304.67 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2020 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2020 )
=-1*3.656/-15.328
=0.24

ZetaDisplay AB's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2021, ZetaDisplay AB's Interest Expense was kr-4.57 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr4.29 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.00 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2021 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2021 )
=-1*4.291/-4.566
=0.94

* 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.


ZetaDisplay AB  (OSTO:ZETA PREF.PFD) 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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ZetaDisplay AB (OSTO:ZETA PREF.PFD) Business Description

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Address
Höjdrodergatan 21, Malmö, SWE, 212 39
ZetaDisplay AB is a full-service digital signage provider. It offers its systems to retail stores and other public environments, such as shopping centers, hotels, and airports. It provides hardware, and promotional content that is shown on the displays. The company operates in in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, the Baltic States and Holland.

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