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Helen Of Troy (Helen Of Troy) Interest Coverage : 5.60 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Helen Of Troy 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. Helen Of Troy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $70 Mil. Helen Of Troy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $-13 Mil. Helen Of Troy's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 5.60. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

HELE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.26   Med: 14.26   Max: 23.01
Current: 5.26


HELE's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
61.07% of 1382 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.44 vs HELE: 5.26

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


Helen Of Troy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Helen Of Troy'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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Helen Of Troy Interest Coverage Chart

Helen Of Troy Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.52 23.01 21.25 5.87 5.26

Helen Of Troy Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 4.68 3.42 3.70 8.62 5.60

Competitive Comparison of Helen Of Troy's Interest Coverage

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Helen Of Troy'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.


Helen Of Troy's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Helen Of Troy's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Helen Of Troy's Interest Coverage falls into.



Helen Of Troy 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.

Helen Of Troy's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024, Helen Of Troy's Interest Expense was $-53 Mil. Its Operating Income was $279 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $697 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Feb. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Feb. 2024 )
=-1*279.301/-53.065
=5.26

Helen Of Troy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Feb. 2024, Helen Of Troy's Interest Expense was $-13 Mil. Its Operating Income was $70 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $697 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=-1*70.026/-12.5
=5.60

* 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.


Helen Of Troy  (NAS:HELE) 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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Helen Of Troy (Helen Of Troy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2 Church Street, Clarendon House, Hamilton, BMU, HM 11
Helen Of Troy Ltd is a consumer products company offering creative products and solutions for its customers through a diversified portfolio of brands. It has two operating segments: Home & Outdoor segment provides a broad range of consumer products for home activities such as food preparation, cooking, cleaning, and organization; as well as products for outdoor and on-the-go activities such as hydration, food storage, backpacks, and travel gear, and The Beauty & Wellness segment provides beauty and wellness products including mass and prestige market beauty appliances, prestige market liquid-based hair and personal care products, and wellness devices including thermometers, water and air filtration systems, humidifiers, and fans.
Executives
Brian Grass officer: Chief Financial Officer 1 HELEN OF TROY PLAZA, EL PASO TX 79912
Noel Geoffroy officer: Chief Operating Officer 1 HELEN OF TROY PLAZA, EL PASO TX 79912
Gary B Abromovitz director 1 HELEN OF TROY PLAZA, EL PASO TX 79912
Gomez Sades Tabata Lorena director 1 HELEN OF TROY PLAZA, EL PASO TX 79912
Elena Otero director 1 HELEN OF TROY PLAZA, EL PASO TX 79912
Tessa Judge officer: Chief Legal Officer 1 HELEN OF TROY PLAZA, EL PASO TX 79912
Julien Mininberg officer: Chief Executive Officer ONE HELEN OF TROY PLAZA, EL PASO TX 79912
Matthew J Osberg officer: Chief Financial Officer 1 HELEN OF TROY PLAZA, EL PASO TX 79912
Vincent D Carson director 1 HELEN OF TROY PLAZA, EL PASO TX 79912
Timothy F Meeker director 1 HELEN OF TROY PLAZA, EL PASO TX 79912
Thurman K Case director C/O CIRRUS LOGIC INC, 800 W. 6TH STREET, AUSTIN TX 78701
Beryl Raff director 5555 DARROW RD, HUDSON OH 44236
Darren G Woody director 1 HELEN OF TROY PLAZA, EL PASO TX 79912
Krista Berry director 1 HELEN OF TROY PLAZA, EL PASO TX 79912
William Susetka director 1 HELEN OF TROY PLAZA, EL PASO TX 79912