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Ulker Biskuvinayi AS (Ulker Biskuvinayi AS) Interest Coverage

: 0.99 (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. Ulker Biskuvinayi AS's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $61 Mil. Ulker Biskuvinayi AS's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-61 Mil. Ulker Biskuvinayi AS's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.99. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

UELKY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.3   Med: 2.71   Max: 6.79
Current: 2.34


UELKY's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
79.55% of 1374 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.41 vs UELKY: 2.34

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


Ulker Biskuvinayi AS Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ulker Biskuvinayi AS'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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Ulker Biskuvinayi AS 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 2.72 3.64 2.49 1.30 2.34

Ulker Biskuvinayi AS 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 0.51 3.95 3.97 2.69 0.99

Competitive Comparison

For the Confectioners subindustry, Ulker Biskuvinayi AS'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.


Ulker Biskuvinayi AS Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ulker Biskuvinayi AS's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ulker Biskuvinayi AS's Interest Coverage falls into.



Ulker Biskuvinayi AS 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.

Ulker Biskuvinayi AS'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, Ulker Biskuvinayi AS's Interest Expense was $-137 Mil. Its Operating Income was $320 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $863 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*319.6/-136.544
=2.34

Ulker Biskuvinayi AS's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Ulker Biskuvinayi AS's Interest Expense was $-61 Mil. Its Operating Income was $61 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $863 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*60.597/-61.036
=0.99

* 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.


Ulker Biskuvinayi AS  (OTCPK:UELKY) 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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Ulker Biskuvinayi AS (Ulker Biskuvinayi AS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Davutpa?a Cad No 10, Topkap?, Istanbul, TUR, 366
Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS manufactures biscuits, crackers, chocolate, and cake in its half a dozen production facilities in Turkey. Its major brands include Ulker, Alpella, Halk, Kat Tat, and Karsa. The company also has a financial stake in the Godiva brand. Biscuit sales and chocolate sales each account for more than 40% of the company's total revenue. Substantially all of the remaining revenue is from cake sales. Nearly 90% of the company's total revenue comes from sales in Turkey. The company is a subsidiary of Yildiz Holding.

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