KLMR (KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) Effective Interest Rate on Debt %: 3.99% (As of Dec. 2018)

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What is KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KLMR Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 3.99% as of Dec. 2018.

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. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was $221.84 Mil. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was $5,554.02 Mil. Therefore, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was 3.99%.


KLM Royal Dutch Airlines  (OTCPK:KLMR) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

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


KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Related Terms


KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines'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.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Annual Data
Trend Mar04 Mar05 Mar06 Mar07 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Semi-Annual Data
Mar94 Mar95 Mar96 Mar97 Mar98 Mar99 Mar00 Mar01 Mar02 Mar03 Mar04 Mar05 Mar06 Mar07 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
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KLMR vs : Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Comparison

For the Airlines subindustry, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines'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.


KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Effective Interest Rate on Debt % vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KLM Royal Dutch Airlines's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % falls into.



KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2017 )+Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2018 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -221.843/( (5822.486+5285.552)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -221.843/5554.019
=3.99 %

where

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2017 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=4936.095 + 886.391
=5822.486

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2018 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=4458.476 + 827.076
=5285.552

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (Q: Dec. 2017 )+Total Debt  (Q: Dec. 2018 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -221.843/( (5822.486+5285.552)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -221.843/5554.019
=3.99 %

where

Total Debt  (Q: Dec. 2017 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=4936.095 + 886.391
=5822.486

Total Debt  (Q: Dec. 2018 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=4458.476 + 827.076
=5285.552

* 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 one times the annual (Dec. 2018) 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 3.99% mean?
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLMR) has a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 3.99% as of Dec. 2018. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and its competitors.
Is KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % too high?
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 3.99%.
How does KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % compare to ?
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 3.99% can be compared against companies in the Transportation 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 Transportation company?
A good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % depends on the Transportation 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 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and its competitors. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 3.99%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is KLM Royal Dutch Airlines stock overvalued right now?
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLMR) has a current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 3.99%. The current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 3.99%. 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 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLMR), the current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 3.99% as of Dec. 2018. 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.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Business Description

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Address Amsterdamseweg 55, Amstelveen, NH, NLD, 1182 GP
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is engaged in network activities, which include air transport of passengers and cargo activities, aircraft maintenance, leisure, and other activities linked to air transport. Its segments are: Network, which generates maximum revenue and includes transportation of passengers on scheduled flights, ancillary passenger revenues, SkyTeam alliance partnership arrangements, block-seat sales, transportation of freight, and sale of cargo capacity to third parties; Maintenance, which provides engine services, component services, and airframe maintenance to airlines and clients internationally; Leisure, which covers charter flights and low-cost scheduled flights operated by transavia.com; and Other segment. It generates maximum revenue from Europe and North Africa.