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Hexima (ASX:HXL) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Hexima 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. Hexima's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$-0.47 Mil. Hexima's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.00 Mil. Hexima has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Hexima Ltd has no debt.

(1) 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.

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

ASX:HXL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: No Debt   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt


ASX:HXL's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
99.41% of 341 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 142.97 vs ASX:HXL: No Debt

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


Hexima Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hexima'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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Hexima Interest Coverage Chart

Hexima Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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Hexima Semi-Annual Data
Dec06 Dec07 Jun08 Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of Hexima's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Hexima'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.


Hexima's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Hexima's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hexima 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.

Hexima'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, Hexima's Interest Expense was A$-0.03 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$-3.44 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$0.00 Mil.

Hexima did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Hexima's Interest Expense was A$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$-0.47 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$0.00 Mil.

Hexima had no debt (1).

* 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.


Hexima  (ASX:HXL) 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 .


Hexima Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Hexima (ASX:HXL) Business Description

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Address
84-90 Hotham Street, Corporate One, Preston, VIC, AUS, 3072
Hexima Ltd is a biotechnology company. The company is engaged in the research and development of plant-derived proteins and peptides for applications as human therapeutics.

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