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Symrise AG (Symrise AG) Interest Coverage : 5.66 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Symrise 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 Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Symrise AG's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $262 Mil. Symrise AG's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-46 Mil. Symrise AG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.66. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SYIEF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.66   Med: 8.22   Max: 14.19
Current: 5.66


SYIEF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
64.32% of 1191 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.75 vs SYIEF: 5.66

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


Symrise AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Symrise 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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Symrise AG Interest Coverage Chart

Symrise 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 8.88 8.37 14.19 9.65 5.66

Symrise 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 17.96 11.08 8.11 5.65 5.66

Competitive Comparison of Symrise AG's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Symrise 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.


Symrise AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Symrise AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Symrise 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 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.

Symrise 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, Symrise AG's Interest Expense was $-103 Mil. Its Operating Income was $584 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,722 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*584.33/-103.292
=5.66

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Symrise AG's Interest Expense was $-46 Mil. Its Operating Income was $262 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,722 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*261.757/-46.209
=5.66

* 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.


Symrise AG  (OTCPK:SYIEF) 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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Symrise AG (Symrise AG) Business Description

Address
Muhlenfeldstrasse 1, Holzminden, ST, DEU, 37603
Symrise is a global supplier of ingredients for fragrances and flavourings across the food, beverage, household products, and pharmaceutical industries. With an estimated 12% market share, it is the world's fourth-largest supplier of fragrances and flavourings. The company was created after a 2003 merger of two companies that originated in 1874 and 1919. With 9,000 employees, Symrise produces 30,000 products sourced from 10,000 mostly natural raw materials such as vanilla, citrus, blossoms, and plant or animal materials for more than 6,000 customers.