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Akastor ASA (Akastor ASA) Interest Coverage

: 0.03 (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. Akastor ASA's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.19 Mil. Akastor ASA's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-6.16 Mil. Akastor ASA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.03. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


AKKVF's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.67
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Akastor ASA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Akastor 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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Akastor ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.50 - 0.63 0.22 -

Akastor 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 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 0.38 N/A - - 0.03

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Akastor 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.


Akastor ASA Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Akastor ASA's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Akastor 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 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.

Akastor 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, Akastor ASA's Interest Expense was $-15.45 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-4.17 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $22.56 Mil.

Akastor ASA did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Akastor ASA's Interest Expense was $-6.16 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.19 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $22.56 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*0.19/-6.161
=0.03

* 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.


Akastor ASA  (OTCPK:AKKVF) 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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Akastor ASA (Akastor ASA) Business Description

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Address
Oksenoyveien 10, Building B, Lysaker, NOR, 1366
Akastor ASA is an oil-services investment company with a portfolio of industrial holdings, real estate, and other investments. Its portfolio includes drilling systems and lifecycle services supplier MHWirth, and vessel-based subsea well construction services. The company has a flexible mandate for active ownership and long-term value creation. Geographically the business presence of the group is seen across the region of Norway, Singapore, North America, South America, Australia, the Middle East, and other regions.

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