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Discovery (JSE:DSBP.PFD) Interest Expense : R-3,279.00 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Discovery Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Discovery's interest expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was R -1,710.00 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was R-3,279.00 Mil.

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. Discovery's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was R 7,879.00 Mil. Discovery's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was R -1,710.00 Mil. Discovery's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 4.61. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Discovery Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Discovery's Interest Expense 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.

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Discovery Interest Expense Chart

Discovery Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Interest Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1,609.00 -2,042.00 -2,151.00 -2,663.00 -3,097.00

Discovery Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Interest Expense 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 -1,247.00 -1,416.00 -1,528.00 -1,569.00 -1,710.00

Discovery Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was R-3,279.00 Mil.

* 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.


Discovery  (JSE:DSBP.PFD) Interest Expense Explanation

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. The higher, the better.

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

Discovery's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was R-1,710.00 Mil. Its EBIT for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was R7,879.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was R21,154.00 Mil.

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

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*7879/-1710
=4.61

* 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.


Discovery Business Description

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1 Discovery Place, Sandton, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Discovery Ltd sells multiple insurance products and provides investment management services. The company has reportable segments based on a combination of products and services which are Health South Africa, Life South Africa, Invest South Africa, Vitality South Africa, Insure South Africa, Bank South Africa, Health United Kingdom, Life United Kingdom, and other segment which include SA insure, SA bank, SA distribution, vitality group. It serves employers for health insurance, as well as individual clients who buy health and life insurance and investment products across the UK, us, China, Singapore, and Australia.

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