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. PubliGroupe's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2013 was €0.7 Mil. PubliGroupe's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2013 was €0.0 Mil.
GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for PubliGroupe's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:PLG's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 11.615 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.
The historical data trend for PubliGroupe'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.
Competitive Comparison of PubliGroupe's Interest Coverage
For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, PubliGroupe'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.
PubliGroupe's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, PubliGroupe's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where PubliGroupe's Interest Coverage falls into.
PubliGroupe 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:
GuruFocus does not calculate PubliGroupe's interest coverage with the available data.
* 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.
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 .
PubliGroupe Interest Coverage Related Terms
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PubliGroupe SA is engaged in sale of advertising space in Switzerland and abroad. It is a provider of marketing and media sales services. The Company operates in the following segments: Search & Find; Media Sales, and Digital & Marketing Services, Corporate and Others. The Search & Find is active in Switzerland and France. It produces and sells instruments facilitating the search for persons, companies, products and services. The printed and interactive directories are the foundation of the Search & Find platform. This platform is supplemented by offers of additional services such as leisure, guides and classified. Media Sales offers all media sales activities (print, electronic, digital & interactive media) in Switzerland and abroad. It is based on partnerships with the media established now for many years. Digital & Marketing Services brings together an international and interactive marketing services portfolio for advertising customers and agencies, including consultancy for the development and implementation of efficient communication and media strategies as well as online marketing platforms deploying access to a wide range of marketing channels. Corporate and Others" includes the Group general management costs, corporate support to develop new activities, real estate management and companies that fall outside the three other operating segments.
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