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China Food Co (LSE:CFC) Interest Expense : £-2.30 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2013)


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What is China Food Co Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. China Food Co's interest expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2013 was £ -1.44 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2013 was £-2.30 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. China Food Co's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2013 was £ -1.76 Mil. China Food Co's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2013 was £ -1.44 Mil. China Food Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. 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.


China Food Co Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Food Co's Interest Expense 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.

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China Food Co Interest Expense Chart

China Food Co Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11
Interest Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -0.25 -0.30 -0.43 -0.73 -1.20

China Food Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun08 Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13
Interest Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.56 -0.64 -0.70 -0.86 -1.44

China Food Co 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 Jun. 2013 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £-2.30 Mil.

* 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.


China Food Co  (LSE:CFC) Interest Expense Explanation

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. The higher, the better.

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

China Food Co's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2013 was £-1.44 Mil. Its Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2013 was £-1.76 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the six months ended in Jun. 2013 was £7.82 Mil.

China Food Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as

China Food Co 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.


China Food Co (LSE:CFC) Business Description

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China Food Company PLC is incorporated in England and Wales. It produces and distributes cooking and dipping sauces, soya sauce and vinegar/bean paste through its subsidiaries in the People's Republic of China.

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