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Novus Properties (XMAU:NOV) Interest Coverage : 3.69 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Novus Properties 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. Novus Properties's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was MUR4.00 Mil. Novus Properties's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was MUR-1.08 Mil. Novus Properties's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.69. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XMAU:NOV' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.45   Med: 3.14   Max: 5.06
Current: 2.85


XMAU:NOV's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
58.52% of 1326 companies
in the Real Estate industry
Industry Median: 3.995 vs XMAU:NOV: 2.85

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


Novus Properties Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Novus Properties'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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Novus Properties Interest Coverage Chart

Novus Properties Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 2.45 3.14 3.68 3.40 2.93

Novus Properties Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Mar24
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 3.72 3.15 1.28 3.51 3.69

Competitive Comparison of Novus Properties's Interest Coverage

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Novus Properties'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.


Novus Properties's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Novus Properties's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Novus Properties's Interest Coverage falls into.



Novus Properties 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.

Novus Properties's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Novus Properties's Interest Expense was MUR-3.82 Mil. Its Operating Income was MUR11.20 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MUR59.00 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*11.196/-3.815
=2.93

Novus Properties's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Novus Properties's Interest Expense was MUR-1.08 Mil. Its Operating Income was MUR4.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MUR0.00 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*3.998/-1.084
=3.69

* 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.


Novus Properties  (XMAU:NOV) 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 .


Novus Properties Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Novus Properties (XMAU:NOV) Business Description

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Address
Le Caudan Waterfront, 6th/7th Floor, Dias Pier Building, Port Louis, MUS, 11307
Novus Properties Ltd is engaged in acquiring, investing, and holding an investment in real estate located in Mauritius. It invests mainly in the Offices and Light Industrial sectors. The company generates the majority revenue from the rental income.

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