TALN (Talon International) Effective Interest Rate on Debt %: 15.50% (As of Sep. 2017)

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What is Talon International Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Talon International TALN Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 15.50% as of Sep. 2017.

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. Talon International's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was $0.63 Mil. Talon International's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was $4.08 Mil. Therefore, Talon International's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was 15.50%.

Talon International  (OTCPK:TALN) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

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

Talon International Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Related Terms

Talon International Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Talon International'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.

Talon International Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

Talon International Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
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Talon International Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
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TALN vs KBSF: Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Comparison

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Talon International'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.

Talon International Effective Interest Rate on Debt % vs Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Talon International's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:

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


Talon International Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

Talon International's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2015 )+Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2016 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.601/( (3.576+4.102)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -0.601/3.839
=15.66 %

where

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2015 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=3.554 + 0.022
=3.576

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2016 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=4.078 + 0.024
=4.102

Talon International's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (Q: Jun. 2017 )+Total Debt  (Q: Sep. 2017 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.632/( (4.105+4.051)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -0.632/4.078
=15.50 %

where

Total Debt  (Q: Jun. 2017 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=4.08 + 0.025
=4.105

Total Debt  (Q: Sep. 2017 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=4.026 + 0.025
=4.051

* 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 (Sep. 2017) 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 15.50% mean?
Talon International (TALN) has a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 15.50% as of Sep. 2017. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Talon International and its competitors.
Is Talon International's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % too high?
Talon International's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 15.50%.
How does Talon International's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % compare to KBSF?
Talon International's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 15.50% can be compared against companies in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories 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 Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories company?
A good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % depends on the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories 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 Talon International and its competitors. Talon International's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 15.50%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Talon International stock overvalued right now?
Talon International (TALN) has a current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 15.50%. The current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 15.50%. 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 Talon International (TALN), the current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 15.50% as of Sep. 2017. 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.

Talon International Business Description

Address 21900 Burbank Boulevard, Suite 101, Woodland Hills, CA, USA, 91367
Talon International Inc and its subsidiaries is an apparel company that specializes in the distribution of trim items to manufacturers of fashion apparel, specialty retailers and mass merchandisers. It acts as a full-service outsourced trim management department for manufacturers, a specified supplier of trim items to owners of specific brands, brand licensees and retailers, a manufacturer and distributor of zippers under the Talon brand name and a distributor of stretch waistbands that utilize licensed patented technology under the Tekfit/Adjustec brand name.