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Helvetia Holding AG (XSWX:HELN) Interest Coverage : 7.15 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Helvetia Holding 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 EBIT by its Interest Expense. Helvetia Holding AG's EBIT for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF38 Mil. Helvetia Holding AG's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF-5 Mil. Helvetia Holding AG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.15. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XSWX:HELN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 19.08   Med: 33.59   Max: 53.79
Current: 25.11


XSWX:HELN's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
61.85% of 325 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.81 vs XSWX:HELN: 25.11

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


Helvetia Holding AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Helvetia Holding 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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Helvetia Holding AG Interest Coverage Chart

Helvetia Holding AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 53.79 23.37 49.98 44.95 25.11

Helvetia Holding AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 42.43 34.29 62.73 34.63 7.15

Competitive Comparison of Helvetia Holding AG's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Helvetia Holding 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.


Helvetia Holding AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Helvetia Holding AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Helvetia Holding 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 EBIT is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and EBIT 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.

Helvetia Holding AG'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, Helvetia Holding AG's Interest Expense was CHF-15 Mil. Its EBIT was CHF384 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF1,987 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*384.2/-15.3
=25.11

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Helvetia Holding AG's Interest Expense was CHF-5 Mil. Its EBIT was CHF38 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF1,987 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*37.9/-5.3
=7.15

* 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.


Helvetia Holding AG  (XSWX:HELN) 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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Helvetia Holding AG (XSWX:HELN) Business Description

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Address
Dufourstrasse 40, Saint Gallen, CHE, CH-9001
Helvetia Holding AG is a diversified insurance company. The company operates multiple segments including life, nonlife, and other activities. The company's life segment offers life insurance, pension plans, and annuities and generates most of the company's revenue. Helvetia derives the vast majority of its revenue within Switzerland, followed by Germany and Italy. Helvetia's business focuses on retail customers, as well as corporations of all sizes. It considers merger and acquisition investment as a component of its operational growth strategy.

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