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MediClin AG (XTER:MED) Interest Coverage : 5.39 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is MediClin 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. MediClin AG's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €32.9 Mil. MediClin AG's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-6.1 Mil. MediClin AG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.39. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XTER:MED' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.17   Med: 3.8   Max: 7.14
Current: 2.6


XTER:MED's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
76.35% of 406 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 9.005 vs XTER:MED: 2.60

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


MediClin AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for MediClin 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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MediClin AG Interest Coverage Chart

MediClin 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 1.96 - 1.17 6.55 2.60

MediClin AG 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 13.86 - 2.24 2.98 5.39

Competitive Comparison of MediClin AG's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, MediClin 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.


MediClin AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, MediClin AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



MediClin 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.

MediClin 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, MediClin AG's Interest Expense was €-23.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was €62.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €428.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*62.266/-23.948
=2.60

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, MediClin AG's Interest Expense was €-6.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was €32.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €428.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*32.881/-6.105
=5.39

* 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.


MediClin AG  (XTER:MED) 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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MediClin AG (XTER:MED) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Okenstrasse 27, Offenburg, DEU, 77652
MediClin AG is a company engaged in operating hospitals. It is focused on providing services in the areas of neurosciences and psychological sciences as well as orthopedics in Germany. The hospitals are acute-care hospitals providing basic, standard, and specialized care, as well as specialist clinics for medical rehabilitation. The operating segments of the group are Post-acute, Acute and Other activities. It generates majority of the revenue from the Post-acute segment in which the firm offers services in the fields of subsequent nursing treatment and curative treatment. Subsequent nursing treatment starts after acute care treatment and includes all medical measures required to facilitate the healing process and return the patient to a functioning state.