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Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD (XBUL:IHB) Interest Coverage : 25.04 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Industrial Holding Bulgaria 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. Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was лв0.6 Mil. Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was лв-0.0 Mil. Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 25.04. 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. Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XBUL:IHB' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.49   Med: 4.24   Max: 549.45
Current: 458.19


XBUL:IHB's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
92.07% of 391 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 5.15 vs XBUL:IHB: 458.19

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


Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Industrial Holding Bulgaria 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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Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD Interest Coverage Chart

Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
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Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 298.68 - 316.78 126.44 25.04

Competitive Comparison of Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD's Interest Coverage

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Industrial Holding Bulgaria 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.


Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD's Interest Coverage falls into.



Industrial Holding Bulgaria 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.

Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD's Interest Expense was лв-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was лв37.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was лв6.2 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*37.912/-0.069
=549.45

Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD's Interest Expense was лв-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was лв0.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was лв16.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*0.601/-0.024
=25.04

* 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.


Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD  (XBUL:IHB) 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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Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD (XBUL:IHB) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
42 Damyan Gruev Street, Sofia, BGR, 1142
Industrial Holding Bulgaria AD is engaged in acquisition, management, assessment and sale of shares in Bulgarian and foreign companies, acquisition, assessment and sale of patents, cession of licenses to use patents to companies in which the company holds shares, financing of companies in which the company holds shares, as well as any other activity not prohibited by law.

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