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Storebrand ASA (OSL:STB) Interest Coverage : 1.99 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Storebrand ASA 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 EBIT by its Interest Expense. Storebrand ASA's EBIT for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was kr1,935 Mil. Storebrand ASA's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was kr-971 Mil. Storebrand ASA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.99. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

OSL:STB' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.05   Med: 3.5   Max: 6.12
Current: 2.1


OSL:STB's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
96.3% of 432 companies
in the Diversified Financial Services industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs OSL:STB: 2.10

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


Storebrand ASA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Storebrand ASA'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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Storebrand ASA Interest Coverage Chart

Storebrand ASA 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 3.39 3.38 6.12 2.77 2.10

Storebrand ASA Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 2.38 2.58 1.91 1.97 1.99

Competitive Comparison of Storebrand ASA's Interest Coverage

For the Financial Conglomerates subindustry, Storebrand ASA'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.


Storebrand ASA's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

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

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



Storebrand ASA 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 EBIT is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and EBIT 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.

Storebrand ASA'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, Storebrand ASA's Interest Expense was kr-2,985 Mil. Its EBIT was kr6,279 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr52,439 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*6279/-2985
=2.10

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Storebrand ASA's Interest Expense was kr-971 Mil. Its EBIT was kr1,935 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr52,439 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1935/-971
=1.99

* 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.


Storebrand ASA  (OSL:STB) 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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Storebrand ASA (OSL:STB) Business Description

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Address
Professor Kohts vei 9, P.O. Box 474, Lysaker, NOR, N-1327
Storebrand ASA is a Nordic long-term savings and insurance company. The business is divided into nonguaranteed savings, insurance, and guaranteed pensions. The savings segment includes products for retirement savings with no interest rate guarantees. The segment consists of defined contribution pensions in Norway and Sweden, asset management, and retail banking products. The insurance segment provides risk products in Norway and Sweden. It provides health, property & casualty, personal risk products, and employee-related & pension-related insurance. The Guaranteed Pension business area encompasses long-term pension savings products that give customers a guaranteed rate of return.

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