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Dedalus France (XPAR:DEDAL) Interest Coverage : 8.97 (As of Dec. 2019)


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What is Dedalus France 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. Dedalus France's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2019 was €5.01 Mil. Dedalus France's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2019 was €-0.56 Mil. Dedalus France's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 was 8.97. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


XPAR:DEDAL's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 8.24
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Dedalus France Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dedalus France'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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Dedalus France Interest Coverage Chart

Dedalus France Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.74 0.63 4.88 3.93

Dedalus France Semi-Annual Data
Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19
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 6.23 - 10.22 - 8.97

Competitive Comparison of Dedalus France's Interest Coverage

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Dedalus France'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.


Dedalus France's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Dedalus France's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dedalus France's Interest Coverage falls into.



Dedalus France 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.

Dedalus France's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019, Dedalus France's Interest Expense was €-0.75 Mil. Its Operating Income was €2.95 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €35.03 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2019 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2019 )
=-1*2.953/-0.752
=3.93

Dedalus France's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2019, Dedalus France's Interest Expense was €-0.56 Mil. Its Operating Income was €5.01 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €35.03 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2019 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2019 )
=-1*5.014/-0.559
=8.97

* 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.


Dedalus France  (XPAR:DEDAL) 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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Dedalus France Business Description

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Address
22 Avenue Galilee, Le Plessis Robinson, FRA, FR-92350
Dedalus France is a France based company involved in providing software solutions to healthcare institutions in the areas of patient file, technical platforms (biology, imaging, pharmacy, oncology) and billing. The services offered by the company include Support & Maintenance, Hosting / ASP / SaaS and outsourcing.

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