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Wizz Air Holdings (Wizz Air Holdings) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Wizz Air Holdings 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. Wizz Air Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-197 Mil. Wizz Air Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-55 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


WZZAF's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 5.55
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Wizz Air Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wizz Air Holdings'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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Wizz Air Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Wizz Air Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
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Wizz Air Holdings Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of Wizz Air Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Airlines subindustry, Wizz Air Holdings'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.


Wizz Air Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Wizz Air Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Wizz Air Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



Wizz Air Holdings 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.

Wizz Air Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Wizz Air Holdings's Interest Expense was $-145 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-607 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,311 Mil.

Wizz Air Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Wizz Air Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Wizz Air Holdings's Interest Expense was $-55 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-197 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 Mil.

Wizz Air Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Wizz Air Holdings  (OTCPK:WZZAF) 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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Wizz Air Holdings (Wizz Air Holdings) Business Description

Address
44 The Esplanade, Saint Helier, JEY, JE4 9WG
Wizz Air Holdings PLC is one of the fastest-growing airlines in Europe focusing on the Central and Eastern European region. The company employs a low-cost no-frills model to offer low fares to leisure customers on short-haul routes. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from EU regions.

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