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Sims (SMUPF) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sims 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. Sims's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-64 Mil. Sims's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-21 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 Sims's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SMUPF's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Steel industry.
Industry Median: 6.045
* 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.


Sims Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sims'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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Sims Interest Coverage Chart

Sims Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
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Sims Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 17.69 14.95 - 0.25 -

Competitive Comparison of Sims's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Sims'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.


Sims's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Sims's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sims 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.

Sims's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Sims's Interest Expense was $-24 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $485 Mil.

Sims did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Sims's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Sims's Interest Expense was $-21 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-64 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $544 Mil.

Sims 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.


Sims  (OTCPK:SMUPF) 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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Sims (SMUPF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
189 O’Riordan Street, Suite 2, Level 9, Mascot, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2020
Sims Ltd was created from the 2008 merger of two metal-recycling companies: Australia's Sims Group and America's Metal Management. The company is publicly traded metal and electronics recycler, with roughly half of its revenue generated in North America and the balance split between Australasia and Europe. The company buys, processes and sells ferrous and non-ferrous discarded metals. The company's segment includes North America Metal, Australia/New Zealand Metal, Global Trading, Investment in SA Recycling, UK metal, and Sims Lifecycle Services. The company generates the majority revenue from North America Metal segment.