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Gaumont (LTS:0EJB) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Gaumont 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. Gaumont's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-7.3 Mil. Gaumont's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-0.9 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LTS:0EJB' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15   Med: 0.55   Max: 1.08
Current: 1.08


LTS:0EJB's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
91.61% of 620 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.615 vs LTS:0EJB: 1.08

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


Gaumont Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gaumont'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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Gaumont Interest Coverage Chart

Gaumont 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 - - 0.56 - 1.08

Gaumont 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 3.55 - - 4.31 -

Competitive Comparison of Gaumont's Interest Coverage

For the Entertainment subindustry, Gaumont'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.


Gaumont's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Gaumont's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gaumont 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.

Gaumont'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, Gaumont's Interest Expense was €-3.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was €3.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €38.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3.815/-3.529
=1.08

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Gaumont's Interest Expense was €-0.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-7.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €38.4 Mil.

Gaumont did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Gaumont  (LTS:0EJB) 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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Gaumont (LTS:0EJB) Business Description

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Address
30 Avenue Charles de Gaulle, Neuilly-sur-Seine, FRA, 92200
Gaumont is producer and distributor of motion films. The company produces television programs, cartoon films and series produced by Alphanim; and television drams and series produced by Leonis Productions, Gaumont Television, and Gaumont International Television. The Gaumont group operates in two business sectors which constitute its operating segments: Movie production and distribution, which includes the various distribution phases of movies: release in theaters, sales to television channels; Production and distribution of animated feature films and cartoon as well as drama series via its subsidiaries in France and in the United States; and Operation of movie theaters through its stake in Les Cinemas Gaumont Pathe.

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