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H2O Retailing (TSE:8242) Interest Coverage : 55.85 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is H2O Retailing 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. H2O Retailing's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円12,288 Mil. H2O Retailing's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円-220 Mil. H2O Retailing's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 55.85. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for H2O Retailing's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:8242' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.79   Med: 19.15   Max: 38.31
Current: 26.95


TSE:8242's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
67.06% of 252 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 8.81 vs TSE:8242: 26.95

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


H2O Retailing Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for H2O Retailing'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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H2O Retailing Interest Coverage Chart

H2O Retailing Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 28.05 14.47 - 0.79 11.84

H2O Retailing Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 34.57 8.37 21.34 23.04 55.85

Competitive Comparison of H2O Retailing's Interest Coverage

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, H2O Retailing'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.


H2O Retailing's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, H2O Retailing's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where H2O Retailing's Interest Coverage falls into.



H2O Retailing 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.

H2O Retailing's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, H2O Retailing's Interest Expense was 円-962 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円11,389 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円174,197 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*11389/-962
=11.84

H2O Retailing's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, H2O Retailing's Interest Expense was 円-220 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円12,288 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円163,320 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*12288/-220
=55.85

* 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.


H2O Retailing  (TSE:8242) 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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H2O Retailing (TSE:8242) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8-7 Kakuda-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka, JPN, 530-8350
H2O Retailing Corp is a Japan-based retailer that provides a broad range of merchandise to meet consumers' needs, from daily needs to special products. The company's core business is the department store business, which includes both the Hankyu and Hanshin department store chains. Superstore business is the company's another major business arm, including the Izumiya and Hankyu Oasis store chains. H2O Retailing also runs a specialty store business, engaged in providing cosmetics, ladies' footwear, and other products and services. In addition to retail businesses, the company operates other businesses as well, such as hotels and restaurants.

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