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Coloplast AS (WBO:COLO) Interest Coverage : 9.37 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Coloplast AS 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. Coloplast AS's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was €256 Mil. Coloplast AS's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was €-27 Mil. Coloplast AS's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 9.37. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

WBO:COLO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.83   Med: 336.44   Max: 926
Current: 8.83


WBO:COLO's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
64.43% of 433 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 18.4 vs WBO:COLO: 8.83

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


Coloplast AS Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Coloplast AS'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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Coloplast AS Interest Coverage Chart

Coloplast AS Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Interest Coverage
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Coloplast AS Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 10.47 8.91 7.89 9.34 9.37

Competitive Comparison of Coloplast AS's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Coloplast AS'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.


Coloplast AS's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Coloplast AS's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Coloplast AS 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.

Coloplast AS's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024, Coloplast AS's Interest Expense was €-107 Mil. Its Operating Income was €977 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,319 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*977.179/-106.623
=9.16

Coloplast AS's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Coloplast AS's Interest Expense was €-27 Mil. Its Operating Income was €256 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,321 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*256.379/-27.354
=9.37

* 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.


Coloplast AS  (WBO:COLO) 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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Coloplast AS Business Description

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Holtedam 1-3, Humlebaek, DNK, DK-3050
Coloplast is a leading global competitor in ostomy management and continence care. The firm designs, manufactures, and markets ostomy care systems, disposable containment devices, paste, powder, seals, and intermittent catheters for continence care. Coloplast also maintains a tertiary presence in the urology and woundcare markets, where it manufactures and markets penile implants, slings for incontinence and prolapse, and wound dressings. The company derives more than 60% of sales from Europe, 24% from other developed countries, and 17% from the rest of the world.

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