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Flughafen Zuerich AG (XSWX:FHZN) Interest Coverage : 39.40 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Flughafen Zuerich 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. Flughafen Zuerich AG's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF209 Mil. Flughafen Zuerich AG's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF-5 Mil. Flughafen Zuerich AG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 39.40. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XSWX:FHZN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.66   Med: 19.05   Max: 27.43
Current: 26


XSWX:FHZN's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
81.64% of 817 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.6 vs XSWX:FHZN: 26.00

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


Flughafen Zuerich AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Flughafen Zuerich 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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Flughafen Zuerich AG Interest Coverage Chart

Flughafen Zuerich AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 27.43 - 0.66 11.07 26.00

Flughafen Zuerich AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 3.45 6.88 17.25 18.68 39.40

Competitive Comparison of Flughafen Zuerich AG's Interest Coverage

For the Airports & Air Services subindustry, Flughafen Zuerich 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.


Flughafen Zuerich AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Flughafen Zuerich AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Flughafen Zuerich 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.

Flughafen Zuerich 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, Flughafen Zuerich AG's Interest Expense was CHF-15 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF390 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF1,239 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*390/-15
=26.00

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Flughafen Zuerich AG's Interest Expense was CHF-5 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF209 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF1,239 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*208.8/-5.3
=39.40

* 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.


Flughafen Zuerich AG  (XSWX:FHZN) 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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Flughafen Zuerich AG (XSWX:FHZN) Business Description

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Address
Zurich-Flughafen, Postfach, Zurich, CHE, CH-8058
Flughafen Zuerich AG owns and operates Zurich Airport, and offers services to international, domestic, and regional flights. Its services provided for passengers encompass activities related to the departure, arrival, and transfer areas at the airport. Revenue is split between aviation (majority of total revenue) and nonaviation services. Aviation services primarily derive from passenger and landing charges. Nonaviation services refer to retail and parking charges, sales from facility management, and other services provided at the airport. Passengers traveling within Europe cover approximately three fourths of total passengers, with many tourist cities being popular destinations.

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