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National Tyre Services (XZIM:NTS.ZW) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is National Tyre Services 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. National Tyre Services's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was ZWL-25,926 Mil. National Tyre Services's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was ZWL-13,350 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


XZIM:NTS.ZW's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Vehicles & Parts industry.
Industry Median: 8.055
* 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.


National Tyre Services Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Tyre Services'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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National Tyre Services Interest Coverage Chart

National Tyre Services Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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National Tyre Services Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of National Tyre Services's Interest Coverage

For the Auto Parts subindustry, National Tyre Services'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.


National Tyre Services's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, National Tyre Services's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where National Tyre Services's Interest Coverage falls into.


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National Tyre Services 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.

National Tyre Services's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024, National Tyre Services's Interest Expense was ZWL-13,350 Mil. Its Operating Income was ZWL-25,926 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ZWL13,633 Mil.

National Tyre Services did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

National Tyre Services's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Mar. 2024, National Tyre Services's Interest Expense was ZWL-13,350 Mil. Its Operating Income was ZWL-25,926 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ZWL13,633 Mil.

National Tyre Services did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


National Tyre Services  (XZIM:NTS.ZW) 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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National Tyre Services Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Corner Cripps and Seke Roads, P.O. Box 3018, Stand No. 4608, Graniteside, Harare, ZWE
National Tyre Services Ltd is engaged in reprocessing and the retailing of tyres. The company is a retailer of new tyres and tubes. In addition, its other activities include relugging of agriculture and earth moving tyres and the procurement of truck tyres for the Zimbabwe transport industry. The company's product consists of Dunlop, Bridgestone, Firestone, Yokohama, Pirelli, Bandag, Regal, and Comforser which offers passenger, sports utility vehicle, light truck, trucks, and bus, off-the-road, agriculture, application-specific and light truck tyres. The company has over 10 retail outlets situated throughout the country with over three being located in Harare.

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