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SAS AB (SAS AB) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is SAS 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. SAS AB's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-109 Mil. SAS AB's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-127 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


SASBQ's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 5.5
* 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.


SAS AB Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for SAS 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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SAS AB Interest Coverage Chart

SAS AB Annual Data
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SAS AB Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of SAS AB's Interest Coverage

For the Airlines subindustry, SAS 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.


SAS AB's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, SAS AB's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



SAS 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.

SAS AB's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023, SAS AB's Interest Expense was $-330 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-260 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,551 Mil.

SAS AB did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

SAS AB's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, SAS AB's Interest Expense was $-127 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-109 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,653 Mil.

SAS AB did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


SAS AB  (OTCPK:SASBQ) 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 .


SAS AB Interest Coverage Related Terms

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SAS AB (SAS AB) Business Description

Address
Frosundaviks Alle 1, Solna, Stockholm, SWE, SE-195 87
SAS AB is a Scandinavian airline that offers transportation to many domestic and international destinations. Its target audience is frequent business and leisure travelers, and the airline attempts to develop services that make travel easier. Loyalty programs coupled with new applications and bundled packages give customers increased access and various options to plan a trip. Passenger traffic throughout Denmark, Norway, and Sweden account for approximately one-third of total revenue, but the airline does have a worldwide reach. Partnerships with other airlines enhance their global destination network and help customers use different airlines at numerous airports.

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