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600 Group (The) (LSE:SIXH) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is 600 Group (The) 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. 600 Group (The)'s Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2022 was £-0.79 Mil. 600 Group (The)'s Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2022 was £-0.06 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 600 Group (The)'s Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


LSE:SIXH's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 13.69
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


600 Group (The) Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for 600 Group (The)'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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600 Group (The) Interest Coverage Chart

600 Group (The) Annual Data
Trend Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22
Interest Coverage
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600 Group (The) Semi-Annual Data
Mar13 Sep13 Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22
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Competitive Comparison of 600 Group (The)'s Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, 600 Group (The)'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.


600 Group (The)'s Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, 600 Group (The)'s Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 600 Group (The)'s Interest Coverage falls into.



600 Group (The) 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.

600 Group (The)'s Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2022, 600 Group (The)'s Interest Expense was £-1.22 Mil. Its Operating Income was £1.20 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £9.65 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2022 )
=-1*1.2/-1.222
=0.98

600 Group (The)'s Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2022, 600 Group (The)'s Interest Expense was £-0.06 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-0.79 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.71 Mil.

600 Group (The) did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


600 Group (The)  (LSE:SIXH) 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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600 Group (The) (LSE:SIXH) Business Description

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Address
42 Berkeley Square, London, GBR, W1J 5AW
600 Group (The) PLC is a manufacturer, designer, and distributor of industrial products. The company's operating segment includes Industrial laser systems. Geographically, it derives majority of its revenue from the United States of America and has a presence in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the Rest of the World.

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