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Alere (ALRPRB.PFD) Interest Expense : $-176.58 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2017)


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What is Alere Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Alere's interest expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $ -46.18 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2017 was $-176.58 Mil.

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. Alere's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $ -29.00 Mil. Alere's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $ -46.18 Mil. Alere did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Alere Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alere's Interest Expense 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.

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Alere Interest Expense Chart

Alere Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Interest Expense
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Alere Quarterly Data
Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17
Interest Expense 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 -42.33 -44.13 -43.09 -43.18 -46.18

Alere Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-176.58 Mil.

* 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.


Alere  (NYSE:ALRPRB.PFD) Interest Expense Explanation

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. The higher, the better.

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

Alere's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $-46.18 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $-29.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $2,820.78 Mil.

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

Alere did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Alere (ALRPRB.PFD) Business Description

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Alere, Inc. develops rapid point-of-care diagnostic devices in cardiology, infectious disease, toxicology, diabetes, oncology, and women's health. North America accounts for the largest portion of the firm's revenue (55%), followed by Europe (19%), Asia-Pacific (14%), and the rest of the world (12%). Alere's headquarters are in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Executives
John Bridgen officer: Sr VP, Business Development 51 SAWYER ROAD, C/O INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS INC, WALTHAM MA 02453
Geoffrey S Ginsburg director 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Renuka Uppaluri officer: Senior VP, Global R&D 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Mark Gladwell officer: Senior VP, Global Operations 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Gregg J Powers director C/O QUANTUM CORPORATION, 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY SUITE 300, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Jonathan Wygant officer: VP, Controller, CAO 3750 TORREY VIEW COURT, SAN DIEGO X1 92130
Thomas Mckillop director 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Melissa Guerdan officer: SVP, Global Quality & Reg. 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Daniella Cramp officer: Global Pres., Cardiometabolic 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Sanjay Malkani officer: Global Pres., Toxicology 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
James Jr. Roosevelt director 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, HOPKINTON MA 02453
Robert Bernard Hargadon officer: SVP, Global Human Resources 4327 LAKE WASHINGTON BLVD NE #6208, KIRKLAND WA 98033
John F Levy director C/O INNVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS, INC., 51 SAWYER ROAD, WALTHAM MA 02453
John Quelch director C/O INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS INC, 51 SAWYER RD, WALTHAM MA 02453
Carol R Goldberg director C/O INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS INC, 51 SAWYERS RD, WALTHAM MA 02453

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