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Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD (XBUL:BSE) Interest Coverage : 915.00 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD 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. Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was лв1.83 Mil. Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was лв-0.00 Mil. Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 915.00. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XBUL:BSE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.77   Med: 984   Max: No Debt
Current: 436.29


XBUL:BSE's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
74.4% of 457 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 17.58 vs XBUL:BSE: 436.29

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


Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD'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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Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD Interest Coverage Chart

Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 780.00 144.29 7.01 - 915.00

Competitive Comparison of Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD's Interest Coverage

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD'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.


Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD's Interest Coverage falls into.



Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD 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.

Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD'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, Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD's Interest Expense was лв-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was лв6.49 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was лв0.13 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*6.494/-0.014
=463.86

Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD's Interest Expense was лв-0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was лв1.83 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was лв0.06 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*1.83/-0.002
=915.00

* 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.


Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD  (XBUL:BSE) 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 .


Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
10 Tri ushi Street, Sofia, BGR, 1301
Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD is functioning stock exchange in Bulgaria. The principal activity of the group is to organize trade in securities and other financial instruments; organize and maintain an information system for security deals; and establish and maintain a clearing system. It has aggregated its operations into three reportable segments - Trading in Financial Instruments, Information Services, and Registration of Issues for Trading. It offers a wide range of RSS information services to serve the corporate clients, such as data-vendors, investment intermediaries, and issuers. The group performs their activities in Bulgaria only.