What is Lafarge 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. Lafarge's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was CHF1,038 Mil. Lafarge's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was CHF12,676 Mil. Therefore, Lafarge's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was 8.19%.
Lafarge Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Lafarge'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.
Competitive Comparison of Lafarge's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
For the Building Materials subindustry, Lafarge'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.
Lafarge's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Distribution in the Building Materials Industry
For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Lafarge's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Lafarge's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % falls into.
Lafarge Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation
Lafarge's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as
* 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 (Jun. 2015) interest expense data.
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.
Lafarge (XSWX:LG) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % measures the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt.
Lafarge Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Related Terms
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Lafarge SA is a French limited liability company governed by French law and was founded in France in 1833 and was incorporated in 1884 under the name "J. et A. Pavin de Lafarge". The Company provides building materials. It is engaged in producing & selling cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete, mostly under the "Lafarge" brand name. Its building products and solutions are used to construct and renovate homes, buildings and infrastructures. At year-end 2013, Company cement production operated, in 56 countries, 113 cement plants and 42 grinding plants, with an annual production capacity of 221 million tons. It also manages cement trading activities. The Company aggregates and concrete are used as raw materials for concrete, masonry, asphalt, and other industrial processes, and as base materials for roads, landï¬lls, and building. As of December 31, 2013, Company had approximately 437 production facilities for aggregates in 23 countries. The Company's Ready-mix concrete had 1,026 concrete plants in 33 countries as of December 31, 2014. The Company also produces asphalt in North America and the United Kingdom, and sells either as a stand-alone product, or in conjunction with contracted paving. The Company operates in Western Europe, North America, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Asia.
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