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Sul America (BSP:SULA3) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is Sul America 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. Sul America's EBIT for the three months ended in Sep. 2022 was R$0 Mil. Sul America's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2022 was R$0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


BSP:SULA3's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 13.52
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Sul America Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sul America'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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Sul America Interest Coverage Chart

Sul America Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Interest Coverage
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Sul America Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Sul America's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Sul America'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.


Sul America's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sul America's Interest Coverage falls into.



Sul America 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.

Sul America's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021, Sul America's Interest Expense was R$0 Mil. Its EBIT was R$0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$3,431 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Sul America's interest coverage with the available data.

Sul America's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2022, Sul America's Interest Expense was R$0 Mil. Its EBIT was R$0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$3,190 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Sul America's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


Sul America  (BSP:SULA3) 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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Sul America (BSP:SULA3) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Rua Beatriz Larragoiti Lucas 121, 2nd Floor, South Wing, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRA, 20211-903
Sul America SA provides insurance services. The company's operating segment includes Health; Life and private pension; Asset Management and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Health segment.

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