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VVVNF (Vivendi SE) Interest Coverage : 2.90 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Vivendi SE 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. Vivendi SE's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was $477 Mil. Vivendi SE's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-165 Mil. Vivendi SE's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 2.90. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

VVVNF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.36   Med: 7.37   Max: 15.38
Current: 3.52


VVVNF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
71.71% of 608 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.835 vs VVVNF: 3.52

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


Vivendi SE Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vivendi SE'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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Vivendi SE Interest Coverage Chart

Vivendi SE 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 13.79 4.04 8.67 8.32 6.29

Vivendi SE Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 9.71 6.94 8.57 4.94 2.90

Competitive Comparison of Vivendi SE's Interest Coverage

For the Entertainment subindustry, Vivendi SE'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.


Vivendi SE's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Vivendi SE 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.

Vivendi SE'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, Vivendi SE's Interest Expense was $-118 Mil. Its Operating Income was $740 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,144 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*740.458/-117.775
=6.29

Vivendi SE's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, Vivendi SE's Interest Expense was $-165 Mil. Its Operating Income was $477 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,899 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*476.857/-164.693
=2.90

* 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.


Vivendi SE  (OTCPK:VVVNF) 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 .


Vivendi SE Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Vivendi SE Business Description

Address
42, Avenue de Friedland, Cedex 08, Paris, FRA, 75380
Vivendi SE is an integrated content, media and communications group. The company operates businesses throughout the media value chain, from talent discovery to the creation, production and distribution of content. The company now operates segments as Canal+ Group, Lagardere, Havas, Prisma Media, Gameloft, Vivendi Village, New Initiatives, Generosity and Solidarity Corporate. It derives maximum revenue from Canal+ Group. The company operates geographically in France, Rest of Europe , Americas, Africa and Asia/Oceania, out of which Africa derives key revenue.

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