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Fresenius SE KGaA (Fresenius SE KGaA) Interest Coverage

: 0.68 (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. Fresenius SE KGaA's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $93 Mil. Fresenius SE KGaA's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-136 Mil. Fresenius SE KGaA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.68. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Fresenius SE KGaA's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

FSNUY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.14   Med: 5.22   Max: 6.6
Current: 3.04


FSNUY's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
72.03% of 404 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 9 vs FSNUY: 3.04

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


Fresenius SE KGaA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fresenius SE KGaA'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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Fresenius SE KGaA 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 5.22 5.83 6.60 5.25 2.14

Fresenius SE KGaA 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 6.13 4.63 2.95 3.46 0.68

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Fresenius SE KGaA'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.


Fresenius SE KGaA Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Fresenius SE KGaA's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fresenius SE KGaA's Interest Coverage falls into.



Fresenius SE KGaA 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.

Fresenius SE KGaA'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, Fresenius SE KGaA's Interest Expense was $-582 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,246 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $14,448 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1246.456/-582.334
=2.14

Fresenius SE KGaA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Fresenius SE KGaA's Interest Expense was $-136 Mil. Its Operating Income was $93 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $14,448 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*92.694/-136.314
=0.68

* 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.


Fresenius SE KGaA  (OTCPK:FSNUY) 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 .


Fresenius SE KGaA Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Fresenius SE KGaA (Fresenius SE KGaA) Business Description

Address
Else-Kroener-Strasse 1, Bad Homburg, HE, DEU, 61352
Fresenius SE is a healthcare holding company based in Germany with four segments. The company owns a large stake in dialysis service provider and equipment manufacturer Fresenius Medical Care. The Kabi segment manufactures intravenous drugs, nutrition products, infusion and transfusion therapies, and related pumps. The Helios segment operates private hospitals and fertility clinics in Germany, Spain, and Latin America. Vamed provides a variety of services such as healthcare facility construction and operation management, including post-acute care rehabilitation.

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