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MRS Logistica (BSP:MRSA3B) Interest Coverage : 5.84 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is MRS Logistica 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 Operating Income by its Interest Expense. MRS Logistica's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was R$746 Mil. MRS Logistica's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was R$-128 Mil. MRS Logistica's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.84. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BSP:MRSA3B' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.91   Med: 5.23   Max: 6.5
Current: 5.94


BSP:MRSA3B's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
52.14% of 817 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.6 vs BSP:MRSA3B: 5.94

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


MRS Logistica Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for MRS Logistica'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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MRS Logistica Interest Coverage Chart

MRS Logistica Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.28 4.30 6.36 5.46 5.94

MRS Logistica Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 Premium Member Only 9.99 3.56 7.06 7.26 5.84

Competitive Comparison of MRS Logistica's Interest Coverage

For the Railroads subindustry, MRS Logistica'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.


MRS Logistica's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, MRS Logistica's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MRS Logistica's Interest Coverage falls into.



MRS Logistica 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.

MRS Logistica'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, MRS Logistica's Interest Expense was R$-438 Mil. Its Operating Income was R$2,605 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$7,355 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2604.954/-438.297
=5.94

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, MRS Logistica's Interest Expense was R$-128 Mil. Its Operating Income was R$746 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$7,355 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*745.596/-127.695
=5.84

* 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.


MRS Logistica  (BSP:MRSA3B) 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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MRS Logistica (BSP:MRSA3B) Business Description

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Address
Praia de Botafogo 228, Sala 1201 E, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRA, 22250906
MRS Logistica SA is a publicly-held corporation engaged in the transportation services. The company operates a public railway transportation concession in the Southeast network, located in the States of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Minas Gerais. It interconnects the states of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, and Sao Paulo, spanning through the region that concentrates approximately 50% of Brazil's gross domestic product. Through MRS' railways, it also provides transport to reach the ports of Itaguai and Santos and Latin America. The company generates its entire revenue from providing cargo transport services in the Southeast Brazil.

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