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Dominion Lending Centres (TSX:DLCG) Interest Coverage : 1.44 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Dominion Lending Centres 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. Dominion Lending Centres's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$3.91 Mil. Dominion Lending Centres's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$-2.71 Mil. Dominion Lending Centres's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.44. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSX:DLCG' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.18   Med: 2.75   Max: No Debt
Current: 3.14


TSX:DLCG's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
78.26% of 23 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 67.74 vs TSX:DLCG: 3.14

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


Dominion Lending Centres Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dominion Lending Centres'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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Dominion Lending Centres Interest Coverage Chart

Dominion Lending Centres Annual Data
Trend Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.26 3.72 1.18 5.74 1.42

Dominion Lending Centres Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 0.62 1.93 5.40 5.33 1.44

Competitive Comparison of Dominion Lending Centres's Interest Coverage

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, Dominion Lending Centres'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.


Dominion Lending Centres's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Dominion Lending Centres's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dominion Lending Centres's Interest Coverage falls into.



Dominion Lending Centres 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.

Dominion Lending Centres'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, Dominion Lending Centres's Interest Expense was C$-12.90 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$18.31 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$35.39 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*18.311/-12.903
=1.42

Dominion Lending Centres's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Dominion Lending Centres's Interest Expense was C$-2.71 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$3.91 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$35.39 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3.914/-2.713
=1.44

* 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.


Dominion Lending Centres  (TSX:DLCG) 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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Dominion Lending Centres (TSX:DLCG) Business Description

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Address
2207 - 4th Street SW, Suite 400, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2S 1X1
Dominion Lending Centres Inc is a mortgage brokerage franchisor and mortgage broker data connectivity provider with operations across Canada. The Group operates through Dominion Lending Centres and its three main subsidiaries, MCC Mortgage Centre Canada Inc., MA Mortgage Architects Inc and Newton Connectivity Systems Inc. The company has two operating segments, namely, the Core Business Operations segment and the NonCore Business Asset Management segment. The company generates revenue mainly from franchising and mortgage brokerage services.

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