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KAP AG (FRA:IUR) Interest Coverage : 42.76 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is KAP 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. KAP AG's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was €36.0 Mil. KAP AG's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was €-0.8 Mil. KAP AG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 42.76. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

FRA:IUR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06   Med: 1.3   Max: 3.98
Current: 3.98


FRA:IUR's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
55.36% of 392 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 5.08 vs FRA:IUR: 3.98

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


KAP AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for KAP 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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KAP AG Interest Coverage Chart

KAP AG Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.72 - - 0.83 0.06

KAP AG Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 No Debt No Debt - 0.76 42.76

Competitive Comparison of KAP AG's Interest Coverage

For the Conglomerates subindustry, KAP 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.


KAP AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, KAP AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



KAP 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.

KAP AG's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, KAP AG's Interest Expense was €-4.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was €0.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €85.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*0.25/-4.058
=0.06

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

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2023, KAP AG's Interest Expense was €-0.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was €36.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*36.008/-0.842
=42.76

* 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.


KAP AG  (FRA:IUR) 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 .


KAP AG Interest Coverage Related Terms

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KAP AG (FRA:IUR) Business Description

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Address
Edelzeller Strasse 44, Fulda, HE, DEU, 36043
KAP AG is a German industrial holding company that provides engineered products and automotive components. The Flexible films segment generates maximum revenue, it is into extrusion coatings, calendaring and the conditioning of coated products. The engineered products segment includes develops, produces and sells technical fabrics and yarns whereas Surface technologies with chemical and physical conditioning specialized surface processes for refining metallic materials such as aluminum, magnesium, zinc die-casting or steel. Precision components segment manufacturers the precision components Geographically, the business presence of the firm is seen in the region of Germany, Rest of Europe, North/South America, Asia and in Other Countries.

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