Nutraceutical International (Nutraceutical International) Interest Coverage : 11.10 (As of Jun. 2017)

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What is Nutraceutical International 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. Nutraceutical International's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $4.2 Mil. Nutraceutical International's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $-0.4 Mil. Nutraceutical International's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was 11.10. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NUTR's Interest Coverage is not ranked ^*
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 8.39
* 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.

Nutraceutical International Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nutraceutical International'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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Nutraceutical International Interest Coverage Chart

Nutraceutical International Annual Data

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17.15

20.69

18.65

23.11

23.30

Nutraceutical International Quarterly Data
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Interest Coverage	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															26.19	19.10	20.51	N/A	11.10

Competitive Comparison of Nutraceutical International's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Nutraceutical International'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.

Nutraceutical International's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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

Nutraceutical International 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.

Nutraceutical International's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2016, Nutraceutical International's Interest Expense was $-1.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $29.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $43.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Sep. 2016 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2016 )
	=	-1	*	29.177	/	-1.252
	=	23.30

Nutraceutical International's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2017, Nutraceutical International's Interest Expense was $-0.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $4.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $50.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2017 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2017 )
	=	-1	*	4.219	/	-0.38
	=	11.10

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Nutraceutical International (NAS:NUTR) 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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Nutraceutical International (Nutraceutical International) Business Description

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Website

http://www.nutraceutical.com

Nutraceutical International Corp was incorporated in Delaware in 1993. The Company is a manufacturer, marketer, distributor and retailer of branded nutritional supplements and other natural products sold to and through domestic health and natural food stores. Internationally, it markets and distributes branded nutritional supplements and other natural products to and through health and natural product distributors and retailers. Its core business is to acquire, integrate and operate businesses in the natural products industry that manufacture, market and distribute branded nutritional supplements. The Company manufactures and sells nutritional supplements and other natural products under numerous brands, including Solaray, KAL, Dynamic Health, Nature's Life, LifeTime, Natural Balance, NaturalCare, Health from the Sun, Pioneer, Nutra BioGenesis, Life-flo, Organix South, Heritage Store and Monarch Nutraceuticals. It owns neighborhood natural food markets, which operates under the trade names The Real Food Company, Thom's Natural Foods, Cornucopia Community Market and Granola's. It also owns health food stores, which operates under various trade names, including Fresh Vitamins and Peachtree Natural Foods. The Company's products includes vitamins and minerals, herbs, specialty formulas, personal care products, liquid nutritional products, homeopathics, functional foods and other products.

Executives

J Kimo Esplin	director	C/O NUTRACEUTICAL INTERNATIONAL CORP, 1400 KEARNS BLVD, PARK CITY UT 84060
Bain Capital Investors Llc	10 percent owner	200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Bain Capital Fund Iv Lp	10 percent owner	C/O BAIN CAPITAL LLC, TWO COPLEY PLACE, BOSTON MA 02199
Bcip Trust Associates Lp	10 percent owner	C/O BAIN CAPITAL LLC, 111 HUNINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02199
Robert C Gay	director	C/O BAIN CAPITAL INC TWO COPLEY PLACE, BOSTON MA 02116
Matthew S Levin	director	BAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC JOHN HANCOCK TOWER, 200 CLARENDON STREET BOSTON MA 02116
Associates Bcip	10 percent owner