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Medibank Private (ASX:MPL) Interest Coverage : 615.88 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Medibank Private 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 EBIT by its Interest Expense. Medibank Private's EBIT for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$493 Mil. Medibank Private's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$-1 Mil. Medibank Private's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 615.88. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Medibank Private Ltd has no debt.

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

ASX:MPL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 234.33   Med: 319.64   Max: 555.31
Current: 555.31


ASX:MPL's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
86.02% of 322 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.355 vs ASX:MPL: 555.31

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


Medibank Private Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Medibank Private'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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Medibank Private Interest Coverage Chart

Medibank Private Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - - 234.33 404.94

Medibank Private Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 241.92 225.36 333.10 494.75 615.88

Competitive Comparison of Medibank Private's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, Medibank Private'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.


Medibank Private's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Medibank Private's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Medibank Private's Interest Coverage falls into.



Medibank Private 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 EBIT is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and EBIT 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.

Medibank Private's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Medibank Private's Interest Expense was A$-2 Mil. Its EBIT was A$729 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*728.9/-1.8
=404.94

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Medibank Private's Interest Expense was A$-1 Mil. Its EBIT was A$493 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*492.7/-0.8
=615.88

* 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.


Medibank Private  (ASX:MPL) 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 .


Medibank Private Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Medibank Private (ASX:MPL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
720 Bourke Street, Level 6, Docklands, VIC, AUS, 3008
Previously owned by the Australian government, Medibank is the largest health insurer in Australia. Its two brands, Medibank Private and ahm, cover around 5 million people. Medibank and Australia's fourth-largest health fund NIB Holdings are the only listed health insurers. In addition to private health insurance, the firm provides life, pet, and travel insurance, as well as health insurance for overseas students and temporary overseas workers. The Medibank Health division provides healthcare services to businesses, governments, and communities across Australia and New Zealand.

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