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Metall Zug (XSWX:METN) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Metall Zug 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. Metall Zug's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF-6.2 Mil. Metall Zug's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF2.5 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 Metall Zug's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:METN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.94   Med: 208.72   Max: 843.01
Current: 1.94


XSWX:METN's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
76.21% of 391 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 5.15 vs XSWX:METN: 1.94

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


Metall Zug Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metall Zug'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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Metall Zug Interest Coverage Chart

Metall Zug 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 105.14 14.66 140.52 94.97 1.94

Metall Zug 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 - 5.14 - 2.34 -

Competitive Comparison of Metall Zug's Interest Coverage

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Metall Zug'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.


Metall Zug's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Metall Zug's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Metall Zug's Interest Coverage falls into.



Metall Zug 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.

Metall Zug'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, Metall Zug's Interest Expense was CHF-0.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF1.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1.466/-0.754
=1.94

Metall Zug's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Metall Zug's Interest Expense was CHF2.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF-6.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF0.0 Mil.

* 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.


Metall Zug  (XSWX:METN) 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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Metall Zug (XSWX:METN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Industriestrasse 66, Zug, CHE, 6302
Metall Zug Ltd is engaged in the industrial sector. The company is organized, into five business segments namely; Wire Processing that provides wire processing equipment, test systems, software and services; Medical Devices that provides products and services for diagnosis and surgery, mainly in the fields of ophthalmology and surgical microscopy; Infection Control that provides Equipment for hospitals, as well as services and other products; Technologycluster & Infrastructure Management and development of real estate; and Others.

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