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Ellaktor (Ellaktor) Interest Coverage : 1.75 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Ellaktor 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. Ellaktor's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $22.70 Mil. Ellaktor's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $-12.96 Mil. Ellaktor's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 1.75. 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. Ellaktor SA interest coverage is 1.53, which is low.

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

ELLKF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19   Med: 0.93   Max: 2.21
Current: 1.53


ELLKF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
86.09% of 1265 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.06 vs ELLKF: 1.53

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


Ellaktor Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ellaktor'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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Ellaktor Interest Coverage Chart

Ellaktor 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 - - 0.42 1.12 2.21

Ellaktor Quarterly Data
Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 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 Premium Member Only 1.22 0.75 3.85 1.75 N/A

Competitive Comparison of Ellaktor's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Ellaktor'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.


Ellaktor's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Ellaktor's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ellaktor 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.

Ellaktor'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, Ellaktor's Interest Expense was $-45.95 Mil. Its Operating Income was $101.77 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $664.95 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*101.767/-45.951
=2.21

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

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2023, Ellaktor's Interest Expense was $-12.96 Mil. Its Operating Income was $22.70 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $655.93 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*22.704/-12.964
=1.75

* 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.


Ellaktor  (OTCPK:ELLKF) 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 .


Ellaktor Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Ellaktor (Ellaktor) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
25 Ermou Street, Lamia National Road, Kifissia, Attica, Olympic Village Interchange, Athens, GRC, 14564
Ellaktor SA is an international holding group based in Greece with long-term investments in key fields, including construction, environment, and participation in concession projects. It operates mainly in constructions and quarrying, real estate development and management, wind power and environment, and concession sectors. The group operates in over 25 countries across the world. The company operates in five business segments, Construction, Concessions, Environment, Renewable Energy Sources and Real Estate Development & Services. Most of the revenue is generated from Construction & Quarries segment.

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