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WILLF (Demant AS) Interest Coverage : 12.00 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Demant 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. Demant AS's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was $318 Mil. Demant AS's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-27 Mil. Demant AS's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 12.00. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

WILLF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.6   Med: 20.31   Max: 45.75
Current: 6.6


WILLF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
69.86% of 438 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 16.34 vs WILLF: 6.60

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


Demant AS Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Demant 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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Demant AS Interest Coverage Chart

Demant AS Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.76 32.50 16.15 8.36 6.60

Demant AS Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 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 25.90 5.23 18.53 4.40 12.00

Competitive Comparison of Demant AS's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Demant 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.


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

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

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


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Demant 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.

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

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Demant AS's Interest Expense was $-92 Mil. Its Operating Income was $604 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,049 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*604.457/-91.546
=6.60

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, Demant AS's Interest Expense was $-27 Mil. Its Operating Income was $318 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,049 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*318.445/-26.537
=12.00

* 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.


Demant AS  (OTCPK:WILLF) 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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Demant AS Business Description

Address
Kongebakken 9, Smorum, DNK, 2765
Demant AS is a Denmark-based company engaged in the healthcare industry. The company develops, manufactures and sells products and equipment designed to aid the hearing and communication of individuals. The Group focuses on four business areas: Hearing Devices, including such brands as Bernafon, Oticon, Frontrow, Phonic Ear and Sonic; Hearing Implants, including Oticon Medical; Diagnostic Instruments. The Company operates through more than 90 subsidiaries and associates all around the world. More than 80% of the company's sales come from North America and Europe.

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