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Kromek Group (STU:4KM) Interest Coverage : 0.69 (As of Apr. 2024)


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What is Kromek 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. Kromek Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Apr. 2024 was €0.75 Mil. Kromek Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Apr. 2024 was €-1.08 Mil. Kromek Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was 0.69. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


STU:4KM's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 13.24
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Kromek Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kromek 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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Kromek Group Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Kromek Group's Interest Coverage

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Kromek 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.


Kromek Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Kromek Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kromek 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.

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

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2024, Kromek Group's Interest Expense was €-2.19 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-2.21 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €4.97 Mil.

Kromek Group did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the six months ended in Apr. 2024, Kromek Group's Interest Expense was €-1.08 Mil. Its Operating Income was €0.75 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €4.97 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Apr. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Apr. 2024 )
=-1*0.75/-1.084
=0.69

* 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.


Kromek Group  (STU:4KM) 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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Kromek Group Business Description

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Address
Thomas Wright Way, NETPark, Sedgefield, Durham, GBR, TS21 3FD
Kromek Group PLC is the developer of radiation detectors based on cadmium zinc telluride, providing improved detection and characterization capabilities within the medical imaging, nuclear detection, and security screening markets. Based on its technology platforms, the company design, develop, and produces x-ray and gamma-ray imaging and radiation detection products for the industrial and consumer markets. Some of its products include TN15 thermal neutron detector, SPEAR CZT-based radiation detector, VTF voltage to frequency converter, D3S NET networked radiation detector, and Photon-counting spectral CT. Its geographical segments include the United Kingdom, North America, Asia, Europe, and Other, of which the majority of the revenue comes from Europe.

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