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Sulzer AG (Sulzer AG) Interest Coverage : 12.94 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sulzer AG 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. Sulzer AG's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $211 Mil. Sulzer AG's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-16 Mil. Sulzer AG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 12.94. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SULZF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.47   Med: 10.1   Max: 12.63
Current: 10.85


SULZF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
54.25% of 2293 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.6 vs SULZF: 10.85

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


Sulzer AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sulzer AG'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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Sulzer AG Interest Coverage Chart

Sulzer AG 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 10.86 7.99 9.43 7.78 10.85

Sulzer AG 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 10.62 4.63 10.73 9.03 12.94

Competitive Comparison of Sulzer AG's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Sulzer AG'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.


Sulzer AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Sulzer AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sulzer AG 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.

Sulzer AG'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, Sulzer AG's Interest Expense was $-35 Mil. Its Operating Income was $379 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $999 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*379.047/-34.921
=10.85

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Sulzer AG's Interest Expense was $-16 Mil. Its Operating Income was $211 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $999 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*210.916/-16.304
=12.94

* 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.


Sulzer AG  (OTCPK:SULZF) 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 .


Sulzer AG Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Sulzer AG (Sulzer AG) Business Description

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Address
Neuwiesenstrasse 15, Winterthur, CHE, 8401
Sulzer AG specializes in pumping solutions, rotating equipment maintenance, and mixing technology. It serves customers operating in the oil and gas, power, and water markets. Pumping solutions focus on transporting and processing oil and derivatives, treating water, and renewable power generation. In addition, the company offers solutions for turbines, compressors, motors, and other rotating components and has technicians to provide maintenance. Sulzer's business segments include Flow Equipment, Services, Chemtech, and Others which primarily serve across the globe. While most of its revenues are generated from its Flow equipment and Services segment.

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