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Unifreight Africa (XZIM:UNIF.ZW) Interest Coverage : 4.91 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Unifreight Africa 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. Unifreight Africa's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was ZWG2,655 Mil. Unifreight Africa's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was ZWG-540 Mil. Unifreight Africa's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.91. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XZIM:UNIF.ZW' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.7   Med: 3.54   Max: 22.46
Current: 4.91


XZIM:UNIF.ZW's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
56.32% of 838 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 6.05 vs XZIM:UNIF.ZW: 4.91

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


Unifreight Africa Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Unifreight Africa'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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Unifreight Africa Interest Coverage Chart

Unifreight Africa Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec11 Dec12 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 14.32 22.47 - 0.70 4.91

Unifreight Africa Semi-Annual Data
Dec09 Dec11 Dec12 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 14.32 22.47 - 0.70 4.91

Competitive Comparison of Unifreight Africa's Interest Coverage

For the Railroads subindustry, Unifreight Africa'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.


Unifreight Africa's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Unifreight Africa's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Unifreight Africa 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.

Unifreight Africa's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Unifreight Africa's Interest Expense was ZWG-540 Mil. Its Operating Income was ZWG2,655 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ZWG2,088 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2654.893/-540.371
=4.91

Unifreight Africa's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Unifreight Africa's Interest Expense was ZWG-540 Mil. Its Operating Income was ZWG2,655 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ZWG2,088 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2654.893/-540.371
=4.91

* 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.


Unifreight Africa  (XZIM:UNIF.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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Unifreight Africa Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Corner Orme/Willow Roads, Southerton, Harare, ZWE
Unifreight Africa Ltd is a Zimbabwe-based transport company. It is involved in the road transport industry whose main activities include inter-city freight consolidations, the distribution of general goods, and a courier service. The company's brands include Swift Transport, Bulwark Transport, and SkyNet Worldwide Express. Its operating divisions include Transport and Courier; Dedicated and Specialised and International distribution logistics. It operates in two segments namely Transport and Logistics solution and Investment property. The company generates maximum revenue from Transport and Logistics segment. Geographically, it derives revenue from Zimbabwe.

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