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Bellevue Group AG (XSWX:BBN) Interest Coverage : 128.44 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Bellevue 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. Bellevue Group AG's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF7.32 Mil. Bellevue Group AG's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF-0.06 Mil. Bellevue Group AG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 128.44. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Bellevue Group AG has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

XSWX:BBN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 31.43   Med: 291.59   Max: 1265.69
Current: 216.79


XSWX:BBN's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
64.81% of 449 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 38.64 vs XSWX:BBN: 216.79

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


Bellevue Group AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bellevue 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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Bellevue Group AG Interest Coverage Chart

Bellevue 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 366.38 392.65 1,265.69 810.51 216.79

Bellevue 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 2,087.36 1,454.18 468.56 360.69 128.44

Competitive Comparison of Bellevue Group AG's Interest Coverage

For the Asset Management subindustry, Bellevue 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.


Bellevue Group AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Bellevue Group AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bellevue 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.

Bellevue 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, Bellevue Group AG's Interest Expense was CHF-0.09 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF19.95 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF1.36 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*19.945/-0.092
=216.79

Bellevue 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, Bellevue Group AG's Interest Expense was CHF-0.06 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF7.32 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF1.36 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*7.321/-0.057
=128.44

* 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.


Bellevue Group AG  (XSWX:BBN) 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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Bellevue Group AG (XSWX:BBN) Business Description

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Address
Seestrasse 16, Kusnacht, Zurich, CHE, CH-8700
Bellevue Group AG is a Switzerland based company operating in the finance industry. It is principally engaged in the field of asset management and wealth management. The business operates in one segment. The segment consists of the operating business units Bellevue Asset Management, StarCapital and Bellevue Private Markets. It has a clear focus on managing equity portfolios for selected sector and regional strategies. Bellevue Asset Management has a clear focus on managing equity portfolios for selected sector and regional strategies, based on a fundamental and research-driven stock picking approach («bottom up»). A small part of the product range pursues a holistic asset management approach based on quantitative and experience-driven investment approaches with pronounced anti-cyclicality.