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The Bon-Ton Stores (The Bon-Ton Stores) Interest Coverage

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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. The Bon-Ton Stores's Operating Income for the three months ended in Oct. 2017 was $-26 Mil. The Bon-Ton Stores's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Oct. 2017 was $-19 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 The Bon-Ton Stores's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


BONTQ's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 7.83
* 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.


The Bon-Ton Stores Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Bon-Ton Stores'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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The Bon-Ton Stores Annual Data
Trend Jan08 Jan09 Jan10 Jan11 Jan12 Jan13 Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17
Interest Coverage
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The Bon-Ton Stores Quarterly Data
Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14 Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15 Jan16 Apr16 Jul16 Oct16 Jan17 Apr17 Jul17 Oct17
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Competitive Comparison

For the Department Stores subindustry, The Bon-Ton Stores'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.


The Bon-Ton Stores Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Bon-Ton Stores's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Bon-Ton Stores's Interest Coverage falls into.



The Bon-Ton Stores 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.

The Bon-Ton Stores's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2017 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2017, The Bon-Ton Stores's Interest Expense was $-67 Mil. Its Operating Income was $20 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $983 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jan. 2017 )/Interest Expense (A: Jan. 2017 )
=-1*19.594/-66.863
=0.29

The Bon-Ton Stores's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Oct. 2017, The Bon-Ton Stores's Interest Expense was $-19 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-26 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $474 Mil.

The Bon-Ton Stores 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.


The Bon-Ton Stores  (OTCPK:BONTQ) 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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The Bon-Ton Stores (The Bon-Ton Stores) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2801 East Market Street, York, PA, USA, 17402
The Bon-Ton Stores Inc operates is a department store operator in the United States. It offers a range of brand-name fashion apparel and accessories for women, men, and children, through stores in the United States. Its nationally distributed brand assortment includes a range of labels in the apparel, accessories, footwear, cosmetics and home furnishings industries, such as Anne Klein, Calvin Klein, Carters, Chaps, Clarks, Clinique, Coach, Estee Lauder and Others.
Executives
Chad C Stauffer officer: EVP, Chief Merchandising Off. AT HOME GROUP INC. 1600 EAST PLANO PARKWAY PLANO TX 75074
Philmer H Rohrbaugh director C/O FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION, ONE PENN SQUARE, LANCASTER PA 17602
Morgan Donald E Iii 10 percent owner C/O BRIGADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 717 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1301, NEW YORK NY 10022
Brigade Leveraged Capital Structures Fund Ltd. 10 percent owner ONE NEXUS WAY, CAMANA BAY, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9005
Todd C Mccarty director 2801 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17402
Nancy A Walsh officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer LL FLOORING HOLDINGS, INC., 4901 BAKERS MILL LANE, RICHMOND VA 23230
Lucinda M Baier director 111 WESTWOOD PLACE, SUITE 400, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Brendan Hoffman director 100 PIER 1 PLACE, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Thomas K Hernquist director 2801 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17402
Remy W Trafelet 10 percent owner C/O TRAFELET BROKAW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT,, 410 PARK AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Trafelet & Co Llc 10 percent owner 410 PARK AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Trafelet Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner 410 PARK AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Lynn C Derry officer: Senior VP - Gen Merch Manager CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORPORATION 2400 XENIUM LANE NORTH PLYMOUTH MN 55441
Frank Tworecke officer: President & COO THE BON-TON STORES, INC. 2801 E. MARKET ST., P.O. BOX 2821 YORK PA 17405

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