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Gemalto (XPAR:GTO) Interest Coverage : 11.05 (As of Dec. 2018)


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What is Gemalto 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. Gemalto's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2018 was €111 Mil. Gemalto's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2018 was €-10 Mil. Gemalto's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was 11.05. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


XPAR:GTO's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 29.415
* 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.


Gemalto Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gemalto'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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Gemalto Interest Coverage Chart

Gemalto Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 36.22 11.77 19.19 2.75 6.83

Gemalto Semi-Annual Data
Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18
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 28.18 - 6.08 2.36 11.05

Competitive Comparison of Gemalto's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, Gemalto'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.


Gemalto's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Gemalto's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gemalto 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.

Gemalto's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018, Gemalto's Interest Expense was €-20 Mil. Its Operating Income was €134 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €715 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2018 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2018 )
=-1*133.522/-19.544
=6.83

Gemalto's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2018, Gemalto's Interest Expense was €-10 Mil. Its Operating Income was €111 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €715 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2018 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2018 )
=-1*111.1/-10.057
=11.05

* 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.


Gemalto  (XPAR:GTO) 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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Gemalto (XPAR:GTO) Business Description

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Barbara Strozzilaan 382, Amsterdam, NLD, 1083 HN
Gemalto NV is a Netherlands-based provider of digital security software applications, secure personal devices, and managed services. Gemalto's solutions are based on two core technologies--authentication and protection--and offer mobile identity, online banking, data encryption, transport ticketing, e-Government, vehicle telematics, and software licensing capabilities. Its products are used in banking and payments, government, mobile, transport, enterprise security, Internet of Things, and software monetization applications.