Comet Holding AG (XSWX:COTN) Interest Coverage : 10.46 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Comet Holding AG 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. Comet Holding AG's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF20.3 Mil. Comet Holding AG's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF-1.9 Mil. Comet Holding AG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.46. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Comet Holding AG's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:COTN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.97 Med: 24.55 Max: 57.71
Current: 11.28

XSWX:COTN's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
52.39% of 1590 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 12.55 vs XSWX:COTN: 11.28

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

Comet Holding AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Comet Holding AG'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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Comet Holding AG Interest Coverage Chart

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9.97

18.45

54.46

57.71

11.28

Comet Holding AG Semi-Annual Data
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Interest Coverage	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															61.71	42.83	66.73	17.07	10.46

Competitive Comparison of Comet Holding AG's Interest Coverage

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Comet Holding AG'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.

Comet Holding AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Comet Holding AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Comet Holding AG's Interest Coverage falls into.

Comet Holding AG 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.

Comet Holding AG'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, Comet Holding AG's Interest Expense was CHF-2.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF25.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF92.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	24.978	/	-2.214
	=	11.28

Comet Holding AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Comet Holding AG's Interest Expense was CHF-1.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF20.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF92.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	20.267	/	-1.938
	=	10.46

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

Comet Holding AG (XSWX:COTN) 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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Comet Holding AG (XSWX:COTN) Business Description

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Address

Herrengasse 10, P.O. Box 141, Flamatt, CHE, 3175

Website

http://www.comet-group.com

Comet Holding AG is a vendor of x-ray, radio frequency (RF) power and ebeam technology. It markets its systems and services, under the Comet, Yxlon and ebeam brands. Yxlon x-ray systems for non-destructive testing are supplied to end customers in the automotive, aerospace, electronics and energy sectors. Under the Comet brand, the group builds components and modules such as x-ray sources, vacuum capacitors, RF generators and impedance matching networks, marketed to manufacturers in the automotive, aerospace, semiconductor and solar industries as well as the security sector. Under the ebeam brand, the group develops and markets compact ebeam sets for the treatment of surfaces in the food and printing industries.

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