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Tecan Group AG (XSWX:TECN) Interest Coverage : 87.09 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Tecan Group AG 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. Tecan Group AG's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF73 Mil. Tecan Group AG's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF-1 Mil. Tecan Group AG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 87.09. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Tecan Group AG's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:TECN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 34.18   Med: 113.68   Max: 157.53
Current: 102


XSWX:TECN's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
75.36% of 422 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 18.745 vs XSWX:TECN: 102.00

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


Tecan Group AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tecan Group AG'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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Tecan Group AG Interest Coverage Chart

Tecan Group AG 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 67.29 110.73 34.18 100.16 102.00

Tecan Group AG 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 20.21 84.94 127.17 127.17 87.09

Competitive Comparison of Tecan Group AG's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Tecan Group AG'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.


Tecan Group AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Tecan Group AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tecan Group AG's Interest Coverage falls into.



Tecan Group AG 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.

Tecan Group AG'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, Tecan Group AG's Interest Expense was CHF-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF136 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF304 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*135.967/-1.333
=102.00

Tecan Group AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Tecan Group AG's Interest Expense was CHF-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF73 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF304 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*72.892/-0.837
=87.09

* 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.


Tecan Group AG  (XSWX:TECN) 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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Tecan Group AG (XSWX:TECN) Business Description

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Tecan Group AG sells automated laboratory instruments and solutions for the diagnostics and life science research markets. The firm operates in two segments; Life Sciences Business (end-customer business) segment supplies end users with automated workflow solutions directly. These solutions include laboratory instruments, software packages, application know-how, services, consumables, and spare parts, and Partnering Business (OEM business) segment develops and manufactures OEM instruments and components that are distributed by partner companies under their own names. A majority proportion of Tecan's revenue is generated in the Americas and Europe.

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