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Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe (XZIM:FIDL.ZW) Interest Coverage : 254.29 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe 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. Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe's EBIT for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was ZWL49,704.68 Mil. Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was ZWL-195.46 Mil. Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 254.29. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XZIM:FIDL.ZW' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2   Med: 4.79   Max: 107.67
Current: 107.67


XZIM:FIDL.ZW's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
78.46% of 325 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.52 vs XZIM:FIDL.ZW: 107.67

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


Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe'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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Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe Interest Coverage Chart

Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 2.00 11.13 - 10.75 5.87

Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe Semi-Annual Data
Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 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 2.42 12.96 235.74 - 254.29

Competitive Comparison of Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe'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.


Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe's Interest Coverage falls into.



Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe 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.

Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe'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, Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe's Interest Expense was ZWL-171.85 Mil. Its EBIT was ZWL1,008.18 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ZWL225.87 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*1008.183/-171.851
=5.87

Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2023, Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe's Interest Expense was ZWL-195.46 Mil. Its EBIT was ZWL49,704.68 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ZWL2,403.62 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*49704.684/-195.461
=254.29

* 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.


Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe  (XZIM:FIDL.ZW) 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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Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe (XZIM:FIDL.ZW) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
66 Julius Nyerere Way, Fidelity House, Harare, ZWE
Fidelity Life Assurance of Zimbabwe Ltd is involved in the insurance business. The company's operating segment includes Insurance, Property Investment, Microlending, and Others. The Insurance segment of the company is involved in life assurance and pensions and the Microlending segment is involved in consumer loans, business loans, and loans to farmers. The company generates maximum revenue from the Insurance segment. Geographically, the company derives a majority of its revenue from Zimbabwe and also has a presence in Malawi.

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