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Zigup (FRA:21W) Interest Coverage : 7.24 (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is Zigup 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. Zigup's Operating Income for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was €134 Mil. Zigup's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was €-19 Mil. Zigup's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 7.24. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

FRA:21W' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.55   Med: 7   Max: 10.41
Current: 8.08


FRA:21W's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
59.32% of 799 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.62 vs FRA:21W: 8.08

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


Zigup Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zigup'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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Zigup Interest Coverage Chart

Zigup Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.34 4.55 5.69 10.40 10.41

Zigup Semi-Annual Data
Apr14 Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23
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 8.99 12.27 11.82 9.23 7.24

Competitive Comparison of Zigup's Interest Coverage

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Zigup'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.


Zigup's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Zigup's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Zigup 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.

Zigup's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023, Zigup's Interest Expense was €-24 Mil. Its Operating Income was €252 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €732 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Apr. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Apr. 2023 )
=-1*252.038/-24.222
=10.41

Zigup's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Oct. 2023, Zigup's Interest Expense was €-19 Mil. Its Operating Income was €134 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €813 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Oct. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Oct. 2023 )
=-1*134.386/-18.561
=7.24

* 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.


Zigup  (FRA:21W) 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 .


Zigup Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Zigup (FRA:21W) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Lingfield Way, Northgate Centre, Darlington, GBR, DL1 4PZ
Redde Northgate PLC provides integrated mobility solutions to businesses and personal customers. These solutions comprise vehicle rental services, accident and incident management services, repair & maintenance services, vehicle disposal and other ancillary services to keep customers mobile. It is engaged in the group functions through the following segments: the Northgate UK&I, Northgate Spain, and Redde. The company generates maximum revenue from the Northgate UK&I segment. Geographically, the business presence of the firm is seen across the region of the UK, Spain, and the Republic of Ireland.

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