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Sasol (JSE:SOL) Interest Expense : R-9,047 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Sasol Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Sasol's interest expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was R -4,685 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 was R-9,047 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. Sasol's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was R 17,854 Mil. Sasol's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was R -4,685 Mil. Sasol's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 3.81. 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.


Sasol Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sasol'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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Sasol Interest Expense Chart

Sasol 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 -7,303.00 -6,598.00 -6,764.00 -9,047.00 -10,266.00

Sasol Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Jun24
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 -3,537.00 -3,227.00 -4,362.00 -4,685.00 -

Sasol 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 Jun. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was R-9,047 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.


Sasol  (JSE:SOL) 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.

Sasol's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was R-4,685 Mil. Its Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was R17,854 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was R96,701 Mil.

Sasol's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*17854/-4685
=3.81

* 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.


Sasol Business Description

Address
50 Katherine Street, Sasol Place, Sandton, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Sasol Ltd operates as a vertically integrated chemicals and energy company through its two main segments: Energy business and Chemical business. It generates maximum revenue from the Chemicals segment. The company operates coal mines and its upstream interests in oil and gas, both of which are used as feedstock in the company's energy and chemicals operations. Geographically the company generates the majority of its revenue from South Africa.