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Sto SE KGaA (XTER:STO3) Interest Coverage : 4.31 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Sto SE KGaA 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. Sto SE KGaA's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was €34 Mil. Sto SE KGaA's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was €-8 Mil. Sto SE KGaA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 4.31. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XTER:STO3' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.21   Med: 30   Max: 53.3
Current: 8.21


XTER:STO3's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
53.06% of 1323 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.26 vs XTER:STO3: 8.21

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


Sto SE KGaA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sto SE KGaA'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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Sto SE KGaA Interest Coverage Chart

Sto SE KGaA Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 38.93 53.30 39.82 18.95 8.21

Sto SE KGaA Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 28.48 165.08 10.63 N/A 4.31

Competitive Comparison of Sto SE KGaA's Interest Coverage

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Sto SE KGaA'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.


Sto SE KGaA's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Sto SE KGaA's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sto SE KGaA's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Sto SE KGaA 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.

Sto SE KGaA's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Sto SE KGaA's Interest Expense was €-8 Mil. Its Operating Income was €65 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €77 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*64.622/-7.869
=8.21

Sto SE KGaA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, Sto SE KGaA's Interest Expense was €-8 Mil. Its Operating Income was €34 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €77 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*33.933/-7.869
=4.31

* 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.


Sto SE KGaA  (XTER:STO3) 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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Sto SE KGaA Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Ehrenbachstrasse 1, Stuhlingen, BW, DEU, DE-79780
Sto SE & Co KGaA is a manufacturer of products and systems for building coatings. It operates in the geographical segments: Western Europe, Northern/Eastern Europe, and America/Asia/Pacific. It derives maximum revenue from Western Europe. Its products include facade systems & surface finishes, Acoustic systems, Interior, Floor coatings, and others.

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