Mustek (JSE:MST) Interest Coverage : 1.47 (As of Dec. 2023)

Mustek Interest Coverage Chart

Mustek Annual Data
	Trend	Jun14	Jun15	Jun16	Jun17	Jun18	Jun19	Jun20	Jun21	Jun22	Jun23
Interest Coverage		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					2.17	2.94	6.35	6.63	3.37

Mustek 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	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															10.54	3.96	3.95	2.92	1.47

Competitive Comparison of Mustek's Interest Coverage

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Mustek'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.

Mustek's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Mustek's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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

Mustek 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

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

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

Mustek'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, Mustek's Interest Expense was R-175 Mil. Its Operating Income was R589 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R72 Mil.

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Mustek's Interest Expense was R-115 Mil. Its Operating Income was R169 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R66 Mil.

* 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.

Mustek  (JSE:MST) 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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