Family Dollar Stores (FRA:FAY) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % : 5.09% (As of May. 2015)

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What is Family Dollar Stores Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt. It is calculated as the positive value of Interest Expense divided by its average total debt. Total debt equals to Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation plus Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. Family Dollar Stores's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in May. 2015 was €24 Mil. Family Dollar Stores's average total debt for the quarter that ended in May. 2015 was €478 Mil. Therefore, Family Dollar Stores's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in May. 2015 was 5.09%.

Family Dollar Stores Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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Family Dollar Stores Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

Family Dollar Stores Annual Data

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Family Dollar Stores Quarterly Data
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Effective Interest Rate on Debt %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															4.04	4.97	5.01	4.60	5.09

Competitive Comparison of Family Dollar Stores's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Family Dollar Stores's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, along with its competitors' market caps and Effective Interest Rate on Debt % data, can be viewed below:

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Family Dollar Stores's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Family Dollar Stores's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:

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Family Dollar Stores Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

Family Dollar Stores's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2014 is calculated as

	Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=	-1 * Interest Expense	/	( (Total Debt (A: Aug. 2013 )	+	Total Debt (A: Aug. 2014 ))	/ count )
=	-1 * -22.559	/	( (387.873	+	375.82)	/ 2 )
=	-1 * -22.559	/	381.8465
=	5.91 %

where

	Total Debt (A: Aug. 2013 )
=	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=	375.707	+	12.166
=	387.873

	Total Debt (A: Aug. 2014 )
=	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=	363.654	+	12.166
=	375.82

Family Dollar Stores's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in May. 2015 is calculated as

	Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=	-1 * Interest Expense	/	( (Total Debt (Q: Feb. 2015 )	+	Total Debt (Q: May. 2015 ))	/ count )
=	-1 * -24.328	/	( (521.817	+	433.483)	/ 2 )
=	-1 * -24.328	/	477.65
=	5.09 %

where

	Total Debt (Q: Feb. 2015 )
=	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=	263.508	+	258.309
=	521.817

	Total Debt (Q: May. 2015 )
=	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=	267.729	+	165.754
=	433.483

In the calculation of annual Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, the Interest Expense of the last fiscal year and the average total debt over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Interest Expense data used here is four times the quarterly (May. 2015) interest expense data. Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.

Family Dollar Stores (FRA:FAY) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % measures the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt.

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Family Dollar Stores (FRA:FAY) Business Description

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Family Dollar Stores Inc was incorporated in November 1959. The Company provides consumers with a selection of competitively priced merchandise in convenient neighbourhood stores. Its merchandise assortment includes Consumables, Home Products, Apparel and Accessories, and Seasonal and Electronics. It classifies the combination of Home Products, Apparel and Accessories, and Seasonal and Electronics as Discretionary. It operates general merchandise retail discount stores in 46 states, serving the basic needs of customers primarily in the low- and middle-income brackets. The stores are supported by 11 distribution centers and one Store Support Center. It competes for sales and store locations in varying degrees with international, national, regional and local retailing establishments, other discount stores, department stores, variety stores, dollar stores, discount clothing stores, drug stores, grocery stores, convenience stores, outlet stores, warehouse stores and other stores. The Company's trademark includes Family Dollar and Family Dollar Stores. Its business is subject to federal, state, local, and international laws, rules, and regulations, such as state and local wage and hour laws, anti-corruption laws, import and export laws, unclaimed property laws, and many others.

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