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Bureau Veritas (XPAR:BVI) Interest Coverage : 8.97 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Bureau Veritas 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. Bureau Veritas's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €440 Mil. Bureau Veritas's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-49 Mil. Bureau Veritas's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.97. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XPAR:BVI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.71   Med: 7.11   Max: 9.37
Current: 8.54


XPAR:BVI's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
58.53% of 791 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.44 vs XPAR:BVI: 8.54

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


Bureau Veritas Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bureau Veritas'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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Bureau Veritas Interest Coverage Chart

Bureau Veritas 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 6.75 3.71 9.10 9.37 8.54

Bureau Veritas 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 11.04 9.33 9.41 8.10 8.97

Competitive Comparison of Bureau Veritas's Interest Coverage

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Bureau Veritas'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.


Bureau Veritas's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Bureau Veritas's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bureau Veritas's Interest Coverage falls into.



Bureau Veritas 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.

Bureau Veritas'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, Bureau Veritas's Interest Expense was €-96 Mil. Its Operating Income was €821 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,399 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*820.7/-96.1
=8.54

Bureau Veritas's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Bureau Veritas's Interest Expense was €-49 Mil. Its Operating Income was €440 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,399 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*440.2/-49.1
=8.97

* 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.


Bureau Veritas  (XPAR:BVI) 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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Bureau Veritas (XPAR:BVI) Business Description

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Address
40/52 Boulevard du Parc, Immeuble Newtime, Neuilly-sur-Seine, FRA, 92200
Bureau Veritas is involved in the testing, inspection, and certification, or TIC, industry. The company's primary activities involve testing products or materials, inspecting sites/equipment, and certifying products and systems to maintain global standards. BV is one of only a handful of companies in the TIC sector that operate globally across numerous industries, including marine, industry, commodities, construction, and consumer products. BV listed in 2007, prior to which it was privately owned by the Wendel Group, who retain a significant holding.

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