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Newmark Security (LSE:NWT) Interest Coverage : 0.30 (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is Newmark Security 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. Newmark Security's Operating Income for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was £0.06 Mil. Newmark Security's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was £-0.18 Mil. Newmark Security's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 0.30. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


LSE:NWT's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 13.39
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Newmark Security Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Newmark Security'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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Newmark Security Interest Coverage Chart

Newmark Security Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Interest Coverage
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Newmark Security Semi-Annual Data
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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 - - 3.52 - 0.30

Competitive Comparison of Newmark Security's Interest Coverage

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Newmark Security'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.


Newmark Security's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



Newmark Security 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.

Newmark Security's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023, Newmark Security's Interest Expense was £-0.35 Mil. Its Operating Income was £0.28 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £2.54 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Apr. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Apr. 2023 )
=-1*0.284/-0.348
=0.82

Newmark Security's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Oct. 2023, Newmark Security's Interest Expense was £-0.18 Mil. Its Operating Income was £0.06 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £2.22 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Oct. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Oct. 2023 )
=-1*0.055/-0.181
=0.30

* 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.


Newmark Security  (LSE:NWT) 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 .


Newmark Security Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Newmark Security (LSE:NWT) Business Description

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Address
91 Wimpole Street, London, GBR, W1G 0EF
Newmark Security PLC is a UK-based security solutions provider. The company operates in the People and Data Management division involved in the design, manufacture, and distribution of access control systems and the design, manufacture, and distribution of HCM hardware only, for time-and-attendance, shop-floor data collection, and access control systems. The physical Security Solutions division is involved in the design, manufacture, installation, and maintenance of fixed and reactive security screens, reception counters, cash management systems, and associated security equipment. The company operates in the UK and derives the majority of its revenues from the People and Data Management division.

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