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Valeo (VLEEY) Interest Coverage : 3.32 (As of Dec. 2022)


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What is Valeo 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 Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Valeo's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2022 was $422 Mil. Valeo's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2022 was $-127 Mil. Valeo's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 3.32. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

VLEEY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.26   Med: 7.33   Max: 12.93
Current: 3.13


VLEEY's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
72.84% of 1031 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 7.77 vs VLEEY: 3.13

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


Valeo Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Valeo'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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Valeo Interest Coverage Chart

Valeo 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 7.33 - 5.10 3.13 2.26

Valeo Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 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 6.28 4.04 2.86 3.32 N/A

Competitive Comparison of Valeo's Interest Coverage

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Valeo'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.


Valeo's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Valeo's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Valeo 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.

Valeo'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, Valeo's Interest Expense was $-403 Mil. Its Operating Income was $914 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,515 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*913.85/-403.49
=2.26

Valeo's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2022, Valeo's Interest Expense was $-127 Mil. Its Operating Income was $422 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,375 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*421.61/-127.119
=3.32

* 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.


Valeo  (OTCPK:VLEEY) 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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Valeo (VLEEY) Business Description

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Address
100, rue de Courcelles, Cedex 17, Paris, FRA, 75017
Based in France, Valeo is an automotive parts supplier that operates through four business segments, including powertrain systems (PTS, 31% of 2022 revenue), thermal systems (THS, 22%), comfort and driving assistance systems (CDA, 22%), and visibility systems (VIS, 25%). As of 2022, Valeo generated 84% of its revenue through original equipment sales and 11% of revenue through aftermarket parts. The firm's five largest automaker customers accounted for 53% of 2022 revenue. Europe is Valeo's largest geographic market at 45% of 2022 revenue, followed by Asia at 33%, and Americas at 22%.

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