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PGG Wrightson (NZSE:PGW) Interest Coverage : 5.70 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is PGG Wrightson 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. PGG Wrightson's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$22.0 Mil. PGG Wrightson's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$-3.9 Mil. PGG Wrightson's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.70. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


NZSE:PGW's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 13.52
* 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.


PGG Wrightson Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for PGG Wrightson'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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PGG Wrightson Interest Coverage Chart

PGG Wrightson 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 1.94 9.55 15.81 - -

PGG Wrightson Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 15.83 - 10.48 - 5.70

Competitive Comparison of PGG Wrightson's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, PGG Wrightson'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.


PGG Wrightson's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



PGG Wrightson 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.

PGG Wrightson'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, PGG Wrightson's Interest Expense was NZ$-5.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was NZ$-63.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NZ$119.8 Mil.

PGG Wrightson did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, PGG Wrightson's Interest Expense was NZ$-3.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was NZ$22.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NZ$113.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*21.972/-3.852
=5.70

* 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.


PGG Wrightson  (NZSE:PGW) 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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PGG Wrightson (NZSE:PGW) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Robin Mann Place, Christchurch Airport, Christchurch, CT, NZL, 8053
PGG Wrightson Ltd is an agriculture solutions provider predominantly in New Zealand. The company's reportable segments are, Agency, Retail & Water, and Other. The company generates maximum revenue from the Retail and Water segment which includes the rural supplies and fruitfed retail operations, PGG Wrightson Water, PGW Consulting, Agritrade, and ancillary sales support, supply chain, and marketing functions. The Agency segment includes rural Livestock trading activities, export livestock, wool, insurance, real estate, and finance commission. The company principally operates in New Zealand.

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