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Intrum AB (OSTO:INTRUM) Interest Coverage : 2.08 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Intrum AB 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. Intrum AB's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr1,959 Mil. Intrum AB's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr-943 Mil. Intrum AB's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.08. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Intrum ABs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

OSTO:INTRUM' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.12   Med: 2.81   Max: 13.58
Current: 0.12


OSTO:INTRUM's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
98.8% of 166 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 65.845 vs OSTO:INTRUM: 0.12

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


Intrum AB Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Intrum AB'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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Intrum AB Interest Coverage Chart

Intrum AB Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.07 2.67 2.91 0.93 0.57

Intrum AB Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 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 2.41 1.56 2.44 - 2.08

Competitive Comparison of Intrum AB's Interest Coverage

For the Credit Services subindustry, Intrum AB'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.


Intrum AB's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Intrum AB's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Intrum AB's Interest Coverage falls into.



Intrum AB 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.

Intrum AB'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, Intrum AB's Interest Expense was kr-3,651 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr2,087 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr52,335 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2087/-3651
=0.57

Intrum AB's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Intrum AB's Interest Expense was kr-943 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr1,959 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr52,877 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*1959/-943
=2.08

* 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.


Intrum AB  (OSTO:INTRUM) 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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Intrum AB (OSTO:INTRUM) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Sicklastraket 4, Nacka, Stockholm, SWE, 131 54
Intrum AB is a provider of credit management and related financial services. The company operates in three segments: credit management services, which provide services such as credit optimization and payment collection to ensure that customers pay companies; portfolio investments, which purchases overdue debts; and strategic markets, which focus on growing business in Greece, Italy, and Spain. The majority of revenue comes from the Portfolio Investments segment, specifically within the banking and credit card industries. Intrum AB operates throughout Europe, with some business in Brazil.

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