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Kirkland's (Kirkland's) Interest Coverage

: 12.18 (As of Jan. 2024)
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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. Kirkland's's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $11.0 Mil. Kirkland's's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-0.9 Mil. Kirkland's's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 12.18. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


KIRK's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 7.755
* 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.


Kirkland's Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kirkland's'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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Kirkland's Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 30.95 81.56 - -

Kirkland's Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - 12.18

Competitive Comparison

For the Home Improvement Retail subindustry, Kirkland's'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.


Kirkland's Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Kirkland's 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.

Kirkland's's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024, Kirkland's's Interest Expense was $-3.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-22.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $133.8 Mil.

Kirkland's did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Kirkland's's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, Kirkland's's Interest Expense was $-0.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $11.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $133.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*10.99/-0.902
=12.18

* 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.


Kirkland's  (NAS:KIRK) 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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Kirkland's (Kirkland's) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5310 Maryland Way, Brentwood, TN, USA, 37027
Kirkland's Inc is a specialty retailer of home decor and gifts in the United States. Its stores provide various merchandise, including holiday decor, framed arts, furniture, ornamental wall decor, fragrance and accessories, mirrors, lamps, decorative accessories, textiles, housewares, gifts, artificial floral products, frames, clocks, and outdoor living items. Its stores also offer an assortment of holiday merchandise in seasonal periods, as well as items that are suitable for gift-giving.
Executives
W Michael Madden director, officer: President and CEO C/O KIRKLAND'S INC, 431 SMITH LANE, JACKSON TN 38301
Amy Ervin Sullivan officer: SVP, CMO 5310 MARYLAND WAY, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Ann E Joyce director C/O AEROPOSTALE INC, 1372 BRAODWAY 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Osmium Partners, Llc 10 percent owner 300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD, SUITE 172, GREENBRAE CA 94904
Osmium Diamond, Lp 10 percent owner C/O OSMIUM PARTNERS, LLC, 300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD, SUITE 172, GREENBRAE CA 94904
Osmium Capital Lp 10 percent owner 300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD, SUITE 172, GREENBRAE CA 94904
Osmium Spartan L P 10 percent owner 300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD, SUITE 172, GREENBRAE CA 94904
John Hartnett Lewis 10 percent owner 388 MARKET STREET, SUITE 920, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Osmium Capital Ii, Lp 10 percent owner 300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD, SUITE 172, GREENBRAE CA 94904
Jill A. Soltau director 123 SOUTH FRONT STREET, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Nicole Allyson Strain officer: Interim CFO 5310 MARYLAND WAY, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Charles Iii Pleas director 123 S. FRONT STREET, DEPT. 8074, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Michael A. Holland officer: Sr. VP and CTO 5310 MARYLAND WAY, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Miles Kirkland director C/O KIRKLAND'S, INC., 2501 MCGAVOCK PIKE, SUITE 1000, NASHVILLE TN 37214
Orr Wilson R Iii director C/O KIRKLAND'S, INC., 2501 MCGAVOCK PIKE, SUITE 1000, NASHVILLE TN 37214