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Zwahlen et Mayr (XSWX:ZWM) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Zwahlen et Mayr 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. Zwahlen et Mayr's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF-0.75 Mil. Zwahlen et Mayr's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF0.49 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Zwahlen et Mayr's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:ZWM' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.8   Med: 19.73   Max: 33.48
Current: 2.8


XSWX:ZWM's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
67.82% of 463 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 5.88 vs XSWX:ZWM: 2.80

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


Zwahlen et Mayr Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zwahlen et Mayr'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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Zwahlen et Mayr Interest Coverage Chart

Zwahlen et Mayr Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Zwahlen et Mayr 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 - 2.73 - 1.91 -

Competitive Comparison of Zwahlen et Mayr's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Zwahlen et Mayr'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.


Zwahlen et Mayr's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Zwahlen et Mayr's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Zwahlen et Mayr's Interest Coverage falls into.



Zwahlen et Mayr 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.

Zwahlen et Mayr'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, Zwahlen et Mayr's Interest Expense was CHF-0.20 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF0.56 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF2.61 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*0.557/-0.199
=2.80

Zwahlen et Mayr's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Zwahlen et Mayr's Interest Expense was CHF0.49 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF-0.75 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF2.61 Mil.

* 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.


Zwahlen et Mayr  (XSWX:ZWM) 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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Zwahlen et Mayr (XSWX:ZWM) Business Description

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Address
ZI 2 Route des Marais, 2, Aigle, CHE, CH-1860
Zwahlen et Mayr SA, formerly Zwahlen & Mayr SA is engaged in the steel related business. It provides design, engineering, manufacture and erection of steel frames for commercial and industrial structures. It divides its activities into two business units: Steel Constructions and Stainless Steel Tubes. Its products used in Conventional power stations, Nuclear power stations, Chemical and petrochemical plants, Petroleum refineries, Pulp and Paper, Air treatment and Dairy.

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