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Essilorluxottica (Essilorluxottica) Interest Coverage

: 9.87 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Essilorluxottica's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,485 Mil. Essilorluxottica's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-150 Mil. Essilorluxottica's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.87. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ESLOY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.21   Med: 15.99   Max: 20.35
Current: 16.06


ESLOY's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
55.16% of 426 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 19.84 vs ESLOY: 16.06

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


Essilorluxottica Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Essilorluxottica'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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Essilorluxottica Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.83 3.21 15.91 20.24 16.06

Essilorluxottica Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 12.30 26.17 16.00 30.28 9.87

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Essilorluxottica'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.


Essilorluxottica Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Essilorluxottica's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Essilorluxottica 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.

Essilorluxottica's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Essilorluxottica's Interest Expense was $-216 Mil. Its Operating Income was $3,467 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9,769 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3466.739/-215.921
=16.06

Essilorluxottica's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Essilorluxottica's Interest Expense was $-150 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,485 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9,769 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1485.278/-150.491
=9.87

* 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.


Essilorluxottica  (OTCPK:ESLOY) 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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Essilorluxottica (Essilorluxottica) Business Description

Address
147, Rue de Paris, Charenton-Le-Pont, Paris, FRA, 94220
EssilorLuxottica is a combination of the leading manufacturer of premium frames and sunglasses and the leading manufacturer of optical lenses. Both companies are significantly larger than the next biggest player in their respective fields and command over 15% of the fragmented global eyewear market. The company has a broad geographical presence, with around 36% of sales in Europe, 47% in North America, and the rest in Asia and Latin America.

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