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Datacolor AG (XSWX:DCN) Interest Coverage : 1.24 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Datacolor 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. Datacolor AG's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was CHF2.89 Mil. Datacolor AG's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was CHF-2.32 Mil. Datacolor AG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 1.24. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XSWX:DCN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.2   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: 3.2


XSWX:DCN's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.72 vs XSWX:DCN: 3.20

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


Datacolor AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Datacolor 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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Datacolor AG Interest Coverage Chart

Datacolor AG Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt 404.61

Datacolor AG Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 0.97 2.77 No Debt No Debt 1.24

Competitive Comparison of Datacolor AG's Interest Coverage

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Datacolor 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.


Datacolor AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Datacolor 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.

Datacolor AG's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Datacolor AG's Interest Expense was CHF-0.02 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF7.28 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF0.00 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*7.283/-0.018
=404.61

Datacolor AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, Datacolor AG's Interest Expense was CHF-2.32 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF2.89 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF0.00 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*2.886/-2.319
=1.24

* 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.


Datacolor AG  (XSWX:DCN) 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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Datacolor AG (XSWX:DCN) Business Description

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Address
Grundstrasse 12, Rotkreuz, CHE, 6343
Datacolor AG provides digital color management solutions and supplies software, hardware, and other services for accurate color reproduction of materials, products, and photographs. Geographically the company exports its services to Europe, Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The Asia Pacific region generates maximum revenue for the company. Some of its products include SpectraVision V, Spectro 1000X, Spyder X2 SpyderCheckr, , Colibri Analytics and ColorReader.

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