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L E Lundbergforetagen AB (OSTO:LUND B) Interest Coverage : 9.20 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is L E Lundbergforetagen 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. L E Lundbergforetagen AB's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was kr1,454 Mil. L E Lundbergforetagen AB's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was kr-158 Mil. L E Lundbergforetagen AB's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.20. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

OSTO:LUND B' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.59   Med: 16.3   Max: 59.44
Current: 15.59


OSTO:LUND B's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
59.42% of 446 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 40.66 vs OSTO:LUND B: 15.59

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


L E Lundbergforetagen AB Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for L E Lundbergforetagen 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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L E Lundbergforetagen AB Interest Coverage Chart

L E Lundbergforetagen 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 59.44 17.04 20.39 28.51 15.56

L E Lundbergforetagen AB Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 18.18 26.52 16.31 13.11 9.20

Competitive Comparison of L E Lundbergforetagen AB's Interest Coverage

For the Asset Management subindustry, L E Lundbergforetagen 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.


L E Lundbergforetagen AB's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, L E Lundbergforetagen AB's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where L E Lundbergforetagen AB's Interest Coverage falls into.



L E Lundbergforetagen 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.

L E Lundbergforetagen 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, L E Lundbergforetagen AB's Interest Expense was kr-534 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr8,310 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr14,955 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*8310/-534
=15.56

L E Lundbergforetagen AB's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, L E Lundbergforetagen AB's Interest Expense was kr-158 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr1,454 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr14,955 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1454/-158
=9.20

* 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.


L E Lundbergforetagen AB  (OSTO:LUND B) 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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L E Lundbergforetagen AB (OSTO:LUND B) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Hovslagargatan 5B, PO Box 14048, Stockholm, SWE, 104 40
L E Lundbergforetagen AB is an investment holding company with a long-term, activist orientation. Its portfolio includes a wholly owned unlisted real estate entity, publicly-traded subsidiaries, and other major shareholdings. Lundberg's investment objective is to generate returns on capital that over time substantially exceed the yield on a risk-free, interest-bearing instrument. Real estate operations, which the company has conducted through subsidiaries for decades, account for nearly half of the company's net asset value. Lundberg exercises activism through board representation on all of its portfolio companies. It supports its capital allocation program by maintaining low levels of indebtedness on its balance sheet.

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