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Metrofile Holdings (JSE:MFL) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Metrofile Holdings 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. Metrofile Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R0.0 Mil. Metrofile Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R0.0 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 Metrofile Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:MFL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.02   Med: 8.42   Max: 26.77
Current: 16.8


JSE:MFL's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
54.15% of 796 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.48 vs JSE:MFL: 16.80

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


Metrofile Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metrofile Holdings'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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Metrofile Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Metrofile Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.50 6.30 4.83 4.88 4.02

Metrofile Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of Metrofile Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Metrofile Holdings'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.


Metrofile Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



Metrofile Holdings 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.

Metrofile Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Metrofile Holdings's Interest Expense was R-63.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was R254.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R101.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*254.62/-63.396
=4.02

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Metrofile Holdings's Interest Expense was R0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was R0.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R586.9 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Metrofile Holdings'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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Metrofile Holdings  (JSE:MFL) 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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Metrofile Holdings (JSE:MFL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
28 Fricker Road, First Floor, West Block, Illovo Boulevard, Sandton, GT, ZAF, 2196
Metrofile Holdings Ltd provides data management and data storage facilities to its clients. The company offers Records storage and management, including backup and protection of active and inactive documents, images, and data in physical and electronic format. It also provides other services such as Digital services, Business support services, and other Products and Solutions. Its segments include MRM South Africa, which is the key revenue driver; MRM Rest of Africa; MRM Middle East and Products and Services South Africa. The majority of its revenue is derived from its Secure storage services.