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Time Finance (LSE:TIME) Interest Coverage : 131.90 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is Time Finance 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. Time Finance's Operating Income for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was £2.77 Mil. Time Finance's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was £-0.02 Mil. Time Finance's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 131.90. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LSE:TIME' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.74   Med: 40.46   Max: 77.95
Current: 51.32


LSE:TIME's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
53.37% of 163 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 82.75 vs LSE:TIME: 51.32

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


Time Finance Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Time Finance'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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Time Finance Interest Coverage Chart

Time Finance Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Interest Coverage
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Time Finance Semi-Annual Data
May14 Nov14 May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
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 14.14 12.53 27.53 29.05 131.90

Competitive Comparison of Time Finance's Interest Coverage

For the Credit Services subindustry, Time Finance'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.


Time Finance's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Time Finance's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Time Finance 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.

Time Finance's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2023, Time Finance's Interest Expense was £-0.15 Mil. Its Operating Income was £4.30 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £1.75 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: May. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: May. 2023 )
=-1*4.3/-0.152
=28.29

Time Finance's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Nov. 2023, Time Finance's Interest Expense was £-0.02 Mil. Its Operating Income was £2.77 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.81 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Nov. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Nov. 2023 )
=-1*2.77/-0.021
=131.90

* 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.


Time Finance  (LSE:TIME) 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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Time Finance (LSE:TIME) Business Description

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Address
The Square, Lower Bristol Road, St James House, Bath, GBR, BA2 3BH
Time Finance PLC is a part of the financial services domain in the United Kingdom. The company's principal business involves the provision of financial services to SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises) in the United Kingdom. The company operates in Asset Finance, Vehicle Finance, Loan Finance, and Invoice Finance. It generates most of the revenue from the Asset Finance division.

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