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MiX Telematics (MiX Telematics) Interest Coverage

: 4.06 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. MiX Telematics's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.5 Mil. MiX Telematics's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.6 Mil. MiX Telematics's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.06. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

MIXT' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.19   Med: 66.53   Max: 82.48
Current: 6.19


MIXT's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
74.3% of 1603 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 29.56 vs MIXT: 6.19

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


MiX Telematics Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for MiX Telematics'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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MiX Telematics Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 71.44 N/A 24.79 15.54 8.00

MiX Telematics Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.66 8.18 8.75 4.60 4.06

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, MiX Telematics'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.


MiX Telematics Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, MiX Telematics's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



MiX Telematics 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.

MiX Telematics's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, MiX Telematics's Interest Expense was $-1.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $11.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*11.565/-1.446
=8.00

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, MiX Telematics's Interest Expense was $-0.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2.454/-0.604
=4.06

* 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.


MiX Telematics  (NYSE:MIXT) 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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MiX Telematics (MiX Telematics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
750 Park of Commerce Blvd, Suite 310, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 33487
MiX Telematics Ltd is a mobile asset management solutions company. The company offers fleet and mobile asset management solutions delivered as Software-as-a-Service to customers across the globe. The company solutions include MiX Fleet Manager Premium; MiX Fleet Manager Essential; MiX Asset Manager and other Value Added Services. Geographically, The company derives a majority of its revenue from Africa and also has a presence in the Americas, Middle East and Australasia, Europe, Brazil, and Central Services Organization (CSO). The company derives maximum revenues from subscriptions to its fleet and mobile asset management solutions.
Executives
Robin A Frew director, 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 12326, VORNA VALLEY, JOHANNESBURG T3 1686
Catherine J Lewis officer: Executive Vice President P.O. BOX 12326, VORNA VALLEY, JOHANNESBURG T3 1686
Gert Pretorius officer: Executive Vice President P.O. BOX 12326, VORNA VALLEY, JOHANNESBURG T3 1686
Charles W Tasker director, officer: Chief Operating Officer P.O. BOX 12326, VORNA VALLEY, JOHANNESBURG T3 1686
Paul M Dell officer: Group Chief Accounting Officer P.O. BOX 12326, VORNA VALLEY, JOHANNESBURG T3 1686
John Granara director, officer: Vice President and Group CFO A123 SYSTEMS INC. ARSENAL ON THE CHARLES, 321 ARSENAL STREET, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Stefan B Joselowitz director, officer: President and CEO P.O. BOX 12326, VORNA VALLEY, JOHANNESBURG T3 1686
Ian Jacobs director 5015 UNDERWOOD AVENUE, OMAHA NE 68132
Masalini Capital Proprietary Ltd 10 percent owner POSTNET SUITE 1, PRIVATE BAA X7, MUIZENBERG T3 7950
Fikile C Futwa director P.O. BOX 12326, VORNA VALLEY, JOHANNESBURG T3 1686
Stephen R Bruyns director P.O. BOX 12326, VORNA VALLEY, JOHANNESBURG T3 1686
Fundiswa Roji-maplanka director P.O. BOX 12326, VORNA VALLEY, JOHANNESBERG T3 1686
Masalini Trust 10 percent owner POSTNET SUITE 1, PRIVATE BAA X7, MUIZENBERG T3 7950