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Grafton Group (Grafton Group) Interest Coverage : 7.80 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Grafton Group 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. Grafton Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $115 Mil. Grafton Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-15 Mil. Grafton Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.80. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

GROUF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.79   Med: 12.66   Max: 30.93
Current: 12.1


GROUF's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Industrial Distribution industry.
Industry Median: 8.21 vs GROUF: 12.10

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


Grafton Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Grafton Group'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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Grafton Group Interest Coverage Chart

Grafton Group 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 7.09 6.81 12.30 11.75 7.70

Grafton Group 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 11.54 12.78 10.86 7.61 7.80

Competitive Comparison of Grafton Group's Interest Coverage

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Grafton Group'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.


Grafton Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Grafton Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Grafton Group 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.

Grafton Group'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, Grafton Group's Interest Expense was $-30 Mil. Its Operating Income was $233 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $719 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*233.016/-30.246
=7.70

Grafton Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Grafton Group's Interest Expense was $-15 Mil. Its Operating Income was $115 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $719 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*115.052/-14.748
=7.80

* 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.


Grafton Group  (OTCPK:GROUF) 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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Grafton Group (Grafton Group) Business Description

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Address
Carmanhall Road, The Hive, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin, IRL, D18 Y2C9
Grafton Group PLC is a distributor of building materials that operates in three segments; The Distribution segment is into the distribution of building and plumbing materials to professional trades people engaged in residential repair, maintenance, and improvement projects and also in residential and other new build construction, The Retailing segment operates DIY and home improvement business from a network of 35 stores that supply mainly retail customers with wide products for DIY and for the home and garden, and The Manufacturing segment is into the manufacture of dry mortar in Great Britain. The company also operates in residential and other new build construction. Geographically, the company generates over half of its revenue from the United Kingdom.

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