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GWA Group (ASX:GWA) Interest Coverage : 7.50 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is GWA 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. GWA Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was A$22.6 Mil. GWA Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was A$-3.0 Mil. GWA Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 7.50. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ASX:GWA' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.86   Med: 9.52   Max: 16.87
Current: 6.86


ASX:GWA's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
55.42% of 323 companies
in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry
Industry Median: 9.02 vs ASX:GWA: 6.86

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


GWA Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for GWA 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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GWA Group Interest Coverage Chart

GWA Group Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.96 8.85 11.01 7.68 6.86

GWA Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 29.31 5.75 10.98 6.40 7.50

Competitive Comparison of GWA Group's Interest Coverage

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, GWA 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.


GWA Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, GWA Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



GWA 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.

GWA Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024, GWA Group's Interest Expense was A$-7.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$49.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$135.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*49.598/-7.228
=6.86

GWA Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, GWA Group's Interest Expense was A$-3.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$22.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$135.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*22.619/-3.014
=7.50

* 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.


GWA Group  (ASX:GWA) 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 .


GWA Group Interest Coverage Related Terms

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GWA Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
188 Holt Street, Building 3B, Pinkenba, Brisbane, QLD, AUS, 4008
GWA Group Ltd is a leading Australian designer of sanitary-ware and bathroom fittings, having undergone a significant divestment program to focus solely on front-of-wall bathroom and kitchen fittings markets. GWA's portfolio of brands includes Caroma, Dorf, Fowler, and Clark, with Caroma, in particular, enjoying the long history and high brand awareness in the Australian market. As part of GWA's efforts to reorient the business toward water supply solutions, the acquisition of Methven--a leading New Zealand shower and bathroom fittings manufacturer--was completed in April 2019.

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