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2 Cheap Cars Group (NZSE:2CC) Interest Coverage : 12.22 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is 2 Cheap Cars 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. 2 Cheap Cars Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was NZ$4.78 Mil. 2 Cheap Cars Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was NZ$-0.39 Mil. 2 Cheap Cars Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 12.22. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for 2 Cheap Cars Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

NZSE:2CC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.35   Med: 6.4   Max: 12.45
Current: 5.52


NZSE:2CC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
58.24% of 1032 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 7.75 vs NZSE:2CC: 5.52

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


2 Cheap Cars Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for 2 Cheap Cars 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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2 Cheap Cars Group Interest Coverage Chart

2 Cheap Cars Group Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
12.45 - 0.35

2 Cheap Cars Group Semi-Annual Data
Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 7.40 - 2.55 - 12.22

Competitive Comparison of 2 Cheap Cars Group's Interest Coverage

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, 2 Cheap Cars 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.


2 Cheap Cars Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, 2 Cheap Cars Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 2 Cheap Cars Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



2 Cheap Cars 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.

2 Cheap Cars Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, 2 Cheap Cars Group's Interest Expense was NZ$-0.78 Mil. Its Operating Income was NZ$0.27 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NZ$6.08 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*0.271/-0.78
=0.35

2 Cheap Cars Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, 2 Cheap Cars Group's Interest Expense was NZ$-0.39 Mil. Its Operating Income was NZ$4.78 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NZ$5.78 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*4.777/-0.391
=12.22

* 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.


2 Cheap Cars Group  (NZSE:2CC) 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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2 Cheap Cars Group (NZSE:2CC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
102 Mays Road, Onehunga, Auckland, NTL, NZL, 1061
2 Cheap Cars Group Ltd is an integrated automotive group operating throughout New Zealand via two divisions: Automotive Retail and Finance. The 2 Cheap Cars Group draws revenue from the two divisions: automotive retail division, revenue is primarily from the sale of vehicles and from agent commissions relating to third-party finance and insurance products. NZ Motor Finance (NZMF) generates finance income from lending to customers who are financing vehicles, and from selling guaranteed asset protection insurance (GAP) and payment protection insurance (PPI) products.

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