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Watchstone Group (AQSE:WTG.GB) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2022)


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What is Watchstone Group 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. Watchstone Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2022 was £0.00 Mil. Watchstone Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2022 was £0.00 Mil. Watchstone Group has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Watchstone Group PLC has no debt.

(1) 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.

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

AQSE:WTG.GB' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: No Debt   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt


AQSE:WTG.GB's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
99.39% of 328 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 14.555 vs AQSE:WTG.GB: No Debt

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


Watchstone Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Watchstone Group'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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Watchstone Group Interest Coverage Chart

Watchstone Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Watchstone Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of Watchstone Group's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance Brokers subindustry, Watchstone Group'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.


Watchstone Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Watchstone Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Watchstone Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Watchstone Group 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.

Watchstone Group'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, Watchstone Group's Interest Expense was £0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-4.87 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.

Watchstone Group had no debt (1).

Watchstone Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2022, Watchstone Group's Interest Expense was £0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was £0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.

Watchstone Group had no debt (1).

* 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.


Watchstone Group  (AQSE:WTG.GB) 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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Watchstone Group (AQSE:WTG.GB) Business Description

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Address
Highfield Court, Tollgate, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, GBR, SO53 3TY
Watchstone Group PLC is focused on managing the Group's litigation in order to achieve maximum shareholder value.

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