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Sureserve Group (LSE:SUR) Interest Coverage : 13.25 (As of Mar. 2023)


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What is Sureserve Group 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. Sureserve Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2023 was £6.5 Mil. Sureserve Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2023 was £-0.5 Mil. Sureserve Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 13.25. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LSE:SUR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.88   Med: 9.38   Max: 19.25
Current: 19.22


LSE:SUR's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 7.125 vs LSE:SUR: 19.22

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


Sureserve Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sureserve Group'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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Sureserve Group Interest Coverage Chart

Sureserve Group Annual Data
Trend Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.88 5.89 9.28 12.46 19.25

Sureserve Group Semi-Annual Data
Sep13 Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23
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 6.78 17.30 11.24 26.20 13.25

Competitive Comparison of Sureserve Group's Interest Coverage

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Sureserve Group'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.


Sureserve Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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



Sureserve Group 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.

Sureserve Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2022, Sureserve Group's Interest Expense was £-0.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was £15.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £9.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2022 )
=-1*15.134/-0.786
=19.25

Sureserve Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Mar. 2023, Sureserve Group's Interest Expense was £-0.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was £6.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £11.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*6.531/-0.493
=13.25

* 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.


Sureserve Group  (LSE:SUR) 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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Sureserve Group (LSE:SUR) Business Description

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Crossways Business Park, Crossways Point 15, Victory Way, Dartford, Kent, GBR, DA2 6DT
Sureserve Group PLC is a compliance and energy support services group that performs critical functions in homes, and public and commercial buildings, with a focus on clients in the UK public sector and regulated markets. Its services are delivered through two divisions: Compliance and Energy Services. The Compliance segment is focused on gas, fire, electrics, air, water, and lifts where it contracts under framework agreements. The Energy Services offers services in the energy efficiency sector, including external, internal, and cavity wall insulation, loft insulation, gas central heating, boiler upgrades, and other renewable technologies. All revenue and profit of the company are derived from operations in the United Kingdom.

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