LT Group (PHS:LTG) Interest Coverage : 29.49 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is LT Group 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. LT Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₱6,496 Mil. LT Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₱-220 Mil. LT Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 29.49. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

PHS:LTG' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.05 Med: 26.63 Max: 61.26
Current: 30.11

PHS:LTG's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
78.12% of 393 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 5.15 vs PHS:LTG: 30.11

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

LT Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for LT Group'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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LT Group Interest Coverage Chart

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29.47

12.11

16.87

20.77

30.40

LT Group Quarterly Data
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Interest Coverage	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.22	25.87	37.61	25.25	29.49

Competitive Comparison of LT Group's Interest Coverage

For the Conglomerates subindustry, LT Group'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.

LT Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, LT Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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

LT Group 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.

LT Group'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, LT Group's Interest Expense was ₱-691 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₱21,021 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱6,395 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	21021.094	/	-691.456
	=	30.40

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, LT Group's Interest Expense was ₱-220 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₱6,496 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱6,395 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	6495.903	/	-220.271
	=	29.49

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

LT Group (PHS:LTG) 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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LT Group (PHS:LTG) Business Description

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Address

30th Street Corner Rizal Drive, 11th Floor, Unit 3 Bench Tower, Crescent Park West 5, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, PHL, 1634

Website

https://www.ltg.com.ph

LT Group Inc has banking, property development, distilled spirits, beverage, and tobacco businesses. The company operates in the Philippines. LT's Banking business provides a full range of banking and other financial services to government, corporate, and retail customers, and it accounts for roughly half of the company's total income. The remaining income is split between the following businesses: Distilled Spirits, which manufactures and sells rum and spirits; Beverages, which produces and sells beer, soft drinks, and bottled water; Tobacco, which manufactures and sells cigarettes and other tobacco products; and Property Development, which develops, leases, manages, and sells residential real estate, but also commercial, industrial, and urban properties.

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