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Bellway (Bellway) Interest Coverage : 7.20 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Bellway 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. Bellway's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was $168 Mil. Bellway's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-23 Mil. Bellway's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 7.20. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BLWYF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.9   Med: 33.53   Max: 45.78
Current: 8.9


BLWYF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
50.68% of 73 companies
in the Homebuilding & Construction industry
Industry Median: 8.9 vs BLWYF: 8.90

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


Bellway Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bellway'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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Bellway Interest Coverage Chart

Bellway Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 44.99 18.37 41.00 19.68 16.41

Bellway Semi-Annual Data
Jul14 Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24
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 48.09 - 24.40 10.65 7.20

Competitive Comparison of Bellway's Interest Coverage

For the Residential Construction subindustry, Bellway'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.


Bellway's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bellway's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bellway 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.

Bellway's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023, Bellway's Interest Expense was $-40 Mil. Its Operating Income was $651 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $183 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jul. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jul. 2023 )
=-1*651.16/-39.691
=16.41

Bellway's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jan. 2024, Bellway's Interest Expense was $-23 Mil. Its Operating Income was $168 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $165 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*168.361/-23.38
=7.20

* 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.


Bellway  (OTCPK:BLWYF) 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 .


Bellway Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Bellway (Bellway) Business Description

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Address
Woolsington House, Woolsington, Newcastle upon Tyne, GBR, NE13 8BF
Bellway is the U.K.'s fourth-largest residential property developer in terms of both revenue and dwelling completions. Bellway's vertical integration through the land development, construction, and sales and marketing segments of the residential property development value chain aligns with the typical business model employed by homebuilders in the U.K. market.

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