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Nampak (JSE:NPK) Interest Expense : R-919 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Nampak Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Nampak's interest expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was R -454 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was R-919 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. Nampak's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was R 236 Mil. Nampak's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was R -454 Mil. Nampak's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.52. 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.


Nampak Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nampak'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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Nampak Interest Expense Chart

Nampak Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Interest Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -524.10 -501.80 -602.40 -909.00 -919.40

Nampak Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
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 -318.40 -414.00 -495.00 -465.60 -453.80

Nampak 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 Sep. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was R-919 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.


Nampak  (JSE:NPK) 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.

Nampak's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was R-454 Mil. Its Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was R236 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was R5,795 Mil.

Nampak's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*236.1/-453.8
=0.52

* 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.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Nampak Ltd interest coverage is 1.34, which is low.


Nampak Business Description

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20 Georgian Crescent East, Nampak House, Hampton Office Park, Bryanston, Sandton, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2191
Nampak Ltd offers packaging products across metal, plastic and paper substrates and is Africa's diversified packaging manufacturer. The company operates into three segments: Metals, Plastic and Paper, out of which maximum revenue is generated from Metal segment. The majority of revenue comes from South Africa.