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PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk (ISX:MBMA) Interest Coverage : 6.45 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk 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. PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was Rp110,795 Mil. PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was Rp-17,189 Mil. PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.45. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ISX:MBMA' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.42   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: 6.45


ISX:MBMA's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
84.27% of 1341 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs ISX:MBMA: 6.45

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


PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk'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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PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk Interest Coverage Chart

PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
No Debt No Debt No Debt 1.42 2.52

PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk Quarterly Data
Dec20 Sep21 Dec21 Sep22 Dec22 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial No Debt N/A 0.92 N/A 6.45

Competitive Comparison of PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk's Interest Coverage

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk'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.


PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk's Interest Coverage falls into.



PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk 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.

PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk'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, PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk's Interest Expense was Rp-288,402 Mil. Its Operating Income was Rp727,758 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was Rp7,554,268 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*727758.191/-288402.394
=2.52

PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk's Interest Expense was Rp-17,189 Mil. Its Operating Income was Rp110,795 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was Rp7,554,268 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*110794.741/-17188.832
=6.45

* 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.


PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk  (ISX:MBMA) 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 .


PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk Interest Coverage Related Terms

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PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk (ISX:MBMA) Business Description

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Address
Jalan Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 52–53, Treasury Tower, 69th Floor, District 8 SCBD Lot. 28, Jakarta Selatan, Jakarta, IDN, 12190
PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk is a metal and mineral mining holding company. It explores, extracts, and produces gold, silver, copper, and other minerals through subsidiaries spread across three islands in Indonesia.

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