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IPH (ASX:IPH) Interest Coverage : 3.98 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is IPH 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. IPH's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was A$70.7 Mil. IPH's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was A$-17.8 Mil. IPH's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 3.98. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ASX:IPH' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.82   Med: 27.15   Max: 57.97
Current: 3.82


ASX:IPH's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
73.41% of 801 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.39 vs ASX:IPH: 3.82

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


IPH Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for IPH'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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IPH Interest Coverage Chart

IPH Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.63 18.96 25.49 5.60 3.82

IPH Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 27.18 8.06 4.27 3.64 3.98

Competitive Comparison of IPH's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, IPH'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.


IPH's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



IPH 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.

IPH's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024, IPH's Interest Expense was A$-32.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$125.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$481.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*125/-32.7
=3.82

IPH's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, IPH's Interest Expense was A$-17.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$70.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$481.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*70.697/-17.775
=3.98

* 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.


IPH  (ASX:IPH) 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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IPH Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
201 Sussex Street, Level 24, Tower 2, Darling Park, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
IPH provides intellectual property services through its subsidiaries: Spruson and Ferguson, Smart & Biggar, Robic, Pizzeys, Griffith Hack, Applied Marks, and AJ Park. These services include patent filing, prosecution, enforcement, management, design, trademarks, and more. The company's diverse client base consists of multinationals, public sector research organizations, and local businesses across various industries like healthcare, finance, engineering, and technology. Revenue streams mainly consist of professional fees (fixed) and volume-based fees (linked to the quantity of work performed). About 70% of revenue is derived from pre-existing work in the system, while 30% comes from new patent applications.

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