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Rana Gruber ASA (OSL:RANA) Interest Coverage : 3.15 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Rana Gruber ASA 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. Rana Gruber ASA's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr11 Mil. Rana Gruber ASA's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr-4 Mil. Rana Gruber ASA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.15. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Rana Gruber ASA's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

OSL:RANA' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.13   Med: 26.78   Max: 64.72
Current: 45.04


OSL:RANA's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
83.62% of 464 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 5.62 vs OSL:RANA: 45.04

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


Rana Gruber ASA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rana Gruber ASA'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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Rana Gruber ASA Interest Coverage Chart

Rana Gruber ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 11.05 26.78 61.72 36.68 64.72

Rana Gruber ASA Quarterly Data
Dec17 Dec18 Sep19 Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 83.21 17.85 58.82 101.64 3.15

Competitive Comparison of Rana Gruber ASA's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Rana Gruber ASA'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.


Rana Gruber ASA's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Rana Gruber ASA's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Rana Gruber ASA's Interest Coverage falls into.



Rana Gruber ASA 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.

Rana Gruber ASA's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Rana Gruber ASA's Interest Expense was kr-12 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr764 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr145 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*764.277/-11.809
=64.72

Rana Gruber ASA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Rana Gruber ASA's Interest Expense was kr-4 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr11 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr167 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*11.019/-3.503
=3.15

* 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.


Rana Gruber ASA  (OSL:RANA) 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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Rana Gruber ASA (OSL:RANA) Business Description

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Address
Mjolanveien 29, Mo i Rana, NOR, 8622
Rana Gruber ASA is a sustainable iron ore producer in Norway. It is engaged in the excavating, processing and sale of iron oxide in the form of hematite, magnetite and iron oxide pigments. Hematite is used for iron and steel production in smelting plants in Europe and magnetite is used in industrial water purification processes. The iron ore production takes place at the group's iron ore deposits at Ortfjell as open-pit production and underground operation. It produces and sells iron ore concentrate, and mainly serves steel producers and participants in the chemical industry.The majority of revenue from contracts with customers arise from the sale of hematite products.

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