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Air New Zealand (ASX:AIZ) Interest Coverage : 0.60 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Air New Zealand 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. Air New Zealand's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$54 Mil. Air New Zealand's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$-90 Mil. Air New Zealand's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.60. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Air New Zealand's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:AIZ' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.22   Med: 4.34   Max: 7.7
Current: 2.41


ASX:AIZ's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
74.6% of 819 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.44 vs ASX:AIZ: 2.41

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


Air New Zealand Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Air New Zealand'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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Air New Zealand Interest Coverage Chart

Air New Zealand Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
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Air New Zealand 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 - - 2.64 4.36 0.60

Competitive Comparison of Air New Zealand's Interest Coverage

For the Airlines subindustry, Air New Zealand'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.


Air New Zealand's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Air New Zealand's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Air New Zealand's Interest Coverage falls into.



Air New Zealand 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.

Air New Zealand's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Air New Zealand's Interest Expense was A$-150 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$537 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$2,550 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*536.583/-149.914
=3.58

Air New Zealand's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Air New Zealand's Interest Expense was A$-90 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$54 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$2,345 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*53.922/-90.179
=0.60

* 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.


Air New Zealand  (ASX:AIZ) 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 .


Air New Zealand Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Air New Zealand (ASX:AIZ) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
185 Fanshawe Street, Air New Zealand House, Auckland, NTL, NZL, 1010
Air New Zealand, majority owned by the New Zealand Government, provides air passenger and cargo transport services within New Zealand, as well as to and from Australia, the South-West Pacific, Asia, North America, the United Kingdom, and South America. Air New Zealand also encompasses business units providing engineering and ground handling services. Air New Zealand dominates the local market, with around 80% market share, although the majority of revenue is derived from international and trans-Tasman activity.

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