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FRHC (Freedom Holding) Interest Coverage : 1.72 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Freedom Holding 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. Freedom Holding's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $225 Mil. Freedom Holding's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-131 Mil. Freedom Holding's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.72. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

FRHC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.6   Med: 3.16   Max: No Debt
Current: 1.64


FRHC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
98.32% of 298 companies
in the Diversified Financial Services industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs FRHC: 1.64

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


Freedom Holding Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Freedom Holding'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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Freedom Holding Interest Coverage Chart

Freedom Holding Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.75 7.93 5.78 2.11 1.84

Freedom Holding Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 1.84 1.74 1.21 1.97 1.72

Competitive Comparison of Freedom Holding's Interest Coverage

For the Financial Conglomerates subindustry, Freedom Holding'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.


Freedom Holding's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Freedom Holding's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Freedom Holding 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.

Freedom Holding's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024, Freedom Holding's Interest Expense was $-501 Mil. Its Operating Income was $923 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $313 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*922.748/-501.111
=1.84

Freedom Holding's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Freedom Holding's Interest Expense was $-131 Mil. Its Operating Income was $225 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $509 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*225.268/-131.136
=1.72

* 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.


Freedom Holding  (NAS:FRHC) 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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Freedom Holding Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 77-7 Al Farabi Avenue, Esentai Tower BC, Floor 7, Almaty, KAZ, 050040
Freedom Holding Corp is a holding company with its subsidiary it is engaged in securities brokerage, securities dealing for customers and account, market-making activities, investment research, investment counseling, investment banking services, retail and commercial banking, insurance products, payment services, and information processing services. It acts as a professional participant through its subsidiaries on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), Moscow Exchange (MOEX), Saint-Petersburg Exchange (SPB), the Ukrainian Exchange, the Uzbek Republican Currency Exchange (UZCE), and the Republican Stock Exchange of Tashkent (UZSE). Its segments are Brokerage, Banking, Insurance, and Others.
Executives
Renat Tukanov officer: CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER "ESENTIA TOWER" BC, FLOOR 7, 77/7 AL FARABI AVE, ALMATY 1P 050040
Sergey Lukyanov officer: *See Remarks ESENTAI TOWER BC, FLOOR 7, 77/7 AL FARABI AVE, ALMATY 1P 050040
Evgeny Ler officer: Chief Financial Officer 202 DOSTYK AVE, 4TH FLOOR, ALMATY 1P 050051
Robert Wotczak officer: CEO - Prime Executions C/O TOMI ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC., 5111 PEGASUS COURT, FREDERICK MD 21704
Liudmila Kiriaku officer: VP of Compliance until 8/18/23 CHIRSTAKI KRANOU 20 C TOWER 5TH FL, LIMASSOL G4 4041
Boris Cherdabayev 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O POULTON & YORDAN, 324 SOUTH 400 WEST SUITE 250, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84101
Amber Williams director 324 SOUTH 400 WEST, SUITE 250, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84101
Askar Tashtitov officer: President KURMANGAZY ST 31, APT 38, ALMATY 1P 050051
Arkady V Rakhilkin director AL-FARABI 17, NURLY TAU 4B, OFFICE 104, ALMATY 1P 050059
Timur R Turlov director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer VLANSKIY PER. 14B, AP. 67, MOSCOW 1Z 101000
Toleush Tolmakov 10 percent owner, officer: Vice President 202 DOSTYK AVE., 4TH FLOOR, ALMATY 1P 050051
Daymon M. Smith director 352 E. 426 N., ALPINE UT 84004
Anuarbek Baimoldin officer: Chief Operating Officer 202 DOSTYK AVE. 4TH FLOOR, ALMATY 1P 050051
Jason M Kerr director 1038 SOUTH 750 EAST, KAYSVILLE UT 84037
Jsc Compass Asset Management 10 percent owner 240V FURMANOVA STREET, ALMATY 1P 050059