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Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Deutsche Lufthansa AG) Interest Coverage

: 0.87 (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. Deutsche Lufthansa AG's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $166 Mil. Deutsche Lufthansa AG's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-190 Mil. Deutsche Lufthansa AG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.87. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Deutsche Lufthansa AG's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

DLAKY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.59   Med: 4.11   Max: 12.45
Current: 3.82


DLAKY's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
62.25% of 816 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.605 vs DLAKY: 3.82

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


Deutsche Lufthansa AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Deutsche Lufthansa AG'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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Deutsche Lufthansa AG 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 3.90 - - 2.69 3.82

Deutsche Lufthansa AG 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 2.92 - 7.54 9.25 0.87

Competitive Comparison

For the Airlines subindustry, Deutsche Lufthansa AG'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.


Deutsche Lufthansa AG Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Deutsche Lufthansa AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Deutsche Lufthansa AG's Interest Coverage falls into.



Deutsche Lufthansa AG 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.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG'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, Deutsche Lufthansa AG's Interest Expense was $-647 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2,470 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12,056 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2470.011/-646.674
=3.82

Deutsche Lufthansa AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Deutsche Lufthansa AG's Interest Expense was $-190 Mil. Its Operating Income was $166 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12,056 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*165.758/-189.749
=0.87

* 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.


Deutsche Lufthansa AG  (OTCPK:DLAKY) 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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Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Deutsche Lufthansa AG) Business Description

Address
Lufthansa Aviation Center, Airportring, Frankfurt, HE, DEU, 60546
Deutsche Lufthansa AG is a European airline group. The company's segment includes Passenger Airlines; Logistics; MRO and Catering. It generates maximum revenue from the Passenger Airlines segment. The Passenger Airlines segment comprises Lufthansa German Airlines, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and Eurowings, including the equity interest in SunExpress. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Europe.

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