Access Financial Services (XJAM:AFS) Effective Interest Rate on Debt %: 0.00% (As of . 20)

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What is Access Financial Services Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Access Financial Services XJAM:AFS -0.06% Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 0.00% as of . 20.

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. Access Financial Services's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in . 20 was JMD Mil. Access Financial Services's average total debt for the quarter that ended in . 20 was JMD Mil. Therefore, Access Financial Services's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in . 20 was %.

Access Financial Services  (XJAM:AFS) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

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

Access Financial Services Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Related Terms

Access Financial Services Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Access Financial Services'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.

Access Financial Services Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

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Access Financial Services Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Competitor Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, Access Financial Services'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.

Access Financial Services Effective Interest Rate on Debt % vs Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Access Financial Services's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Access Financial Services's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % falls into.


Access Financial Services Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

Access Financial Services's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in . 20 is calculated as

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

where

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

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

Access Financial Services's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in . 20 is calculated as

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

where

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

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

* 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 (. 20) 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 0.00% mean?
Access Financial Services (XJAM:AFS) has a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 0.00% as of . 20. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Access Financial Services and its competitors.
Is Access Financial Services' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % too high?
Access Financial Services' current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 0.00%.
How does Access Financial Services' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % compare to competitors?
Access Financial Services' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 0.00% can be compared against companies in the Credit Services 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 Credit Services company?
A good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % depends on the Credit Services 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 Access Financial Services and its competitors. Access Financial Services's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 0.00%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Access Financial Services stock overvalued right now?
Access Financial Services (XJAM:AFS) has a current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 0.00%. The current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 0.00%. 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 Access Financial Services (XJAM:AFS), the current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 0.00% as of . 20. 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.

Access Financial Services Business Description

Address 41b Half Way Tree Road, Kingston, JAM, 5
Access Financial Services Ltd is a financial services provider company. The principal activity of the Group is retail lending to the micro-enterprise sector for personal and business purposes. The Company also operates a money services division and offers bill payment services.