HLKKF (Pontus Protein) Effective Interest Rate on Debt %: 8.76% (As of Aug. 2022)

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What is Pontus Protein Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Pontus Protein HLKKF -99.00% Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 8.76% as of Aug. 2022.

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. Pontus Protein's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2022 was $0.14 Mil. Pontus Protein's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2022 was $1.62 Mil. Therefore, Pontus Protein's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2022 was 8.78%.

Pontus Protein  (OTCPK:HLKKF) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

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

Pontus Protein Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Related Terms

Pontus Protein Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Pontus Protein's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % 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.

Pontus Protein Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

Pontus Protein Annual Data
Trend Nov21
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
9.45

Pontus Protein Quarterly Data
Dec19 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Get a 7-Day Free Trial 10.25 8.25 10.59 11.92 8.76

HLKKF vs ADM, TSN, BG: Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, Pontus Protein's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, along with its competitors' market caps and Effective Interest Rate on Debt % 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.

Pontus Protein Effective Interest Rate on Debt % vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Pontus Protein's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pontus Protein's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % falls into.


Pontus Protein Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

Pontus Protein's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2021 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (A: . 20 )+Total Debt  (A: Nov. 2021 ))/ count )
=-1  *  /( (+)/ )
=-1  *  /
= %

where

Total Debt  (A: . 20 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
= +
=

Total Debt  (A: Nov. 2021 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
= +
=

Pontus Protein's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2022 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (Q: May. 2022 )+Total Debt  (Q: Aug. 2022 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.14211475674802/( (1.632+1.605)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -0.14211475674802/1.6185
=8.78 %

where

Total Debt  (Q: May. 2022 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.022453255326719 + 0.29210183025655
=1.632

Total Debt  (Q: Aug. 2022 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.02220372632865 + 0.28423869883934
=1.605

* 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.

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 (Aug. 2022) interest expense data. Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.

What does a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 8.76% mean?
Pontus Protein (HLKKF) has a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 8.76% as of Aug. 2022. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Pontus Protein and its competitors.
Is Pontus Protein's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % too high?
Pontus Protein's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 8.76%.
How does Pontus Protein's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % compare to ADM and TSN?
Pontus Protein's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 8.76% can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods industry context. However, Effective Interest Rate on Debt % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % mean?
A high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Pontus Protein and its competitors. Pontus Protein's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 8.76%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Pontus Protein stock overvalued right now?
Pontus Protein (HLKKF) has a current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 8.76%. The current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 8.76%. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Effective Interest Rate on Debt % calculated?
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Pontus Protein (HLKKF), the current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 8.76% as of Aug. 2022. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Pontus Protein Business Description

Address 17686 - 66A Avenue, Surrey, BC, CAN, V3S 2A7
Pontus Protein Ltd is an agri-tech company involved in delivering new sources of organic plant-based protein products. It specializes in aquaponic farming through the employment of its proprietary Closed Environment Vertical Aquaponics System or CEVAS system.