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Napier Port Holdings (NZSE:NPH) Interest Coverage : 2.35 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Napier Port 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. Napier Port Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was NZ$7.8 Mil. Napier Port Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was NZ$-3.3 Mil. Napier Port Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.35. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NZSE:NPH' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.96   Med: 49.92   Max: 2215.5
Current: 5.37


NZSE:NPH's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
50.37% of 812 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.295 vs NZSE:NPH: 5.37

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


Napier Port Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Napier Port 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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Napier Port Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Napier Port Holdings Annual Data
Trend Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
1.96 1,475.61 2,215.50 49.92 6.02

Napier Port Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 419.14 40.45 3.70 8.27 2.35

Competitive Comparison of Napier Port Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Napier Port 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.


Napier Port Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Napier Port Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Napier Port 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.

Napier Port Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Napier Port Holdings's Interest Expense was NZ$-6.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was NZ$41.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NZ$125.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*41.078/-6.825
=6.02

Napier Port Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Mar. 2024, Napier Port Holdings's Interest Expense was NZ$-3.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was NZ$7.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NZ$119.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*7.812/-3.328
=2.35

* 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.


Napier Port Holdings  (NZSE:NPH) 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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Napier Port Holdings (NZSE:NPH) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Breakwater Road, P.O. Box 947, Napier, NTL, NZL, 4140
Napier Port Holdings Ltd is engaged in providing port and logistics services. The company's only segment is Port Services. It includes marine services, general cargo services, container services, port pack services, and depot services. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from New Zealand.

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