Dis-Chem Pharmacies (JSE:DCP) Interest Expense : R-424 Mil (TTM As of Aug. 2023)

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What is Dis-Chem Pharmacies Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Dis-Chem Pharmacies's interest expense for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was R -213 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 was R-424 Mil.

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. Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Operating Income for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was R 878 Mil. Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was R -213 Mil. Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was 4.12. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Interest Expense can be seen below:

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Dis-Chem Pharmacies Interest Expense Chart

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Annual Data

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-364.97

-402.05

-344.58

-325.48

-370.45

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Semi-Annual Data
	Feb14	Feb15	Aug15	Feb16	Aug16	Feb17	Aug17	Feb18	Aug18	Feb19	Aug19	Feb20	Aug20	Feb21	Aug21	Feb22	Aug22	Feb23	Aug23
Interest Expense	Get a 7-Day Free Trial														-169.44	-156.05	-159.66	-210.79	-213.12

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was R-424 Mil.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies (JSE:DCP) Interest Expense Explanation

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

Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was R-213 Mil. Its Operating Income for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was R878 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was R3,359 Mil.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Aug. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Aug. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	878.075	/	-213.117
	=	4.12

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies (JSE:DCP) Business Description

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Address

23 Stag Road, Glen Austin, Midrand, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 1685

Website

https://www.dischem.co.za

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Ltd is a pharmaceutical company based in South Africa. Its product portfolio includes personal care products, beauty products, healthcare and nutrition products, and dispensary and baby care products. The operating segments of the group are Retail and Wholesale. It derives maximum revenue from the Retail segment, which includes company stores, retailers of pharmaceutical and a variety of health and beauty products, as well as pharma-logistic services and oncology and retailers of pharmaceutical products. The Wholesale segment consists of the CJ wholesale and company distribution businesses, wholesalers of pharmaceuticals, and a variety of health and beauty products. Geographically, the group carries its business operations principally in South Africa.