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Universal Music Group NV (Universal Music Group NV) Interest Coverage

: 11.37 (As of Jun. 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. Universal Music Group NV's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was $640 Mil. Universal Music Group NV's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was $-56 Mil. Universal Music Group NV's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 11.37. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

UMGNF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.68   Med: 32.42   Max: 39.44
Current: 14.68


UMGNF's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
52.95% of 610 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 12 vs UMGNF: 14.68

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


Universal Music Group NV Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Universal Music Group NV'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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Universal Music Group NV Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only 32.73 39.44 25.10 32.42 23.53

Universal Music Group NV Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
Interest Coverage Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 29.78 35.45 33.35 18.51 11.37

Competitive Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Universal Music Group NV'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.


Universal Music Group NV Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Universal Music Group NV's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Universal Music Group NV's Interest Coverage falls into.



Universal Music Group NV 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.

Universal Music Group NV's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Universal Music Group NV's Interest Expense was $-72 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,695 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,546 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*1694.915/-72.034
=23.53

Universal Music Group NV's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2023, Universal Music Group NV's Interest Expense was $-56 Mil. Its Operating Income was $640 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,328 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*640.303/-56.338
=11.37

* 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.


Universal Music Group NV  (OTCPK:UMGNF) 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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Universal Music Group NV (Universal Music Group NV) Business Description

Address
Gravelandseweg 80, Hilversum, NH, NLD, 1217 EW
Universal Music Group is the largest of the three major global record labels with Sony Music in second and Warner Music in third. Universal's larger segment, recorded music, consists of iconic labels like Interscope, Capitol Music, Decca, EMI, and Motown and popular artists such as Drake, Taylor Swift, J Balvin, and Luke Bryan. Universal Music Publishing Group owns and administers almost 4 million compositions and is the second-largest music publisher behind Sony. Universal Music was spun out of Vivendi in September 2021, with 60% distributed to Vivendi shareholders, 20% to Tencent, 10% to Pershing Square Capital, and 10% remaining at Vivendi.