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Reef Casino Trust (ASX:RCT) Interest Coverage

: 1.93 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Reef Casino Trust's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$5.91 Mil. Reef Casino Trust's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$-3.07 Mil. Reef Casino Trust's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.93. 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. Reef Casino Trust interest coverage is 1.92, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Reef Casino Trust's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:RCT' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.03   Med: 1.92   Max: 1.97
Current: 1.92


ASX:RCT's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
73.32% of 611 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 5.01 vs ASX:RCT: 1.92

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


Reef Casino Trust Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Reef Casino Trust'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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Reef Casino Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.89 1.03 1.97 1.97 1.92

Reef Casino Trust Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.98 1.97 1.97 1.91 1.93

Competitive Comparison

For the Resorts & Casinos subindustry, Reef Casino Trust'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.


Reef Casino Trust Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Reef Casino Trust's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Reef Casino Trust's Interest Coverage falls into.



Reef Casino Trust 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.

Reef Casino Trust'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, Reef Casino Trust's Interest Expense was A$-5.46 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$10.47 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$85.05 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*10.469/-5.458
=1.92

Reef Casino Trust's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Reef Casino Trust's Interest Expense was A$-3.07 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$5.91 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$85.05 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*5.914/-3.07
=1.93

* 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.


Reef Casino Trust  (ASX:RCT) 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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Reef Casino Trust (ASX:RCT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Level 3, 249 Turbot Street, Sofitel Hotel, Brisbane, QLD, AUS, 4000
Reef Casino Trust is engaged in the operation of the reef hotel-casino complex located in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The company derives revenue from the casino which includes electronic gaming and table games, and hotel which includes room accommodation and food and beverage. The majority of the revenue is generated from the rental income received from the casino operations.

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