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HelloFresh SE (CHIX:HFGD) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is HelloFresh SE Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. HelloFresh SE's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €-128 Mil. HelloFresh SE's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €-11 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for HelloFresh SE's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


CHIX:HFGd's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 7.04
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


HelloFresh SE Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for HelloFresh SE's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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HelloFresh SE Interest Coverage Chart

HelloFresh SE Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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HelloFresh SE Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of HelloFresh SE's Interest Coverage

For the Restaurants subindustry, HelloFresh SE's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.


HelloFresh SE's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, HelloFresh SE's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HelloFresh SE's Interest Coverage falls into.


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HelloFresh SE Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

HelloFresh SE's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, HelloFresh SE's Interest Expense was €-39 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €673 Mil.

HelloFresh SE did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

HelloFresh SE's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, HelloFresh SE's Interest Expense was €-11 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-128 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €178 Mil.

HelloFresh SE did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


HelloFresh SE  (CHIX:HFGd) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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HelloFresh SE Business Description

Address
Prinzenstrasse 89, Berlin, BB, DEU, 10969
HelloFresh SE provides fresh, healthy, and personalized meal solutions. The company operates an internet platform that provides customers the choice between various kinds of meals and recipes to be delivered on selected weekdays. It operates in two geographical regions: International and USA. The international segment comprises operations in the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Japan, France, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Australia, Germany, Austria, Canada, and Switzerland. The USA segment comprises operations in the United States of America.

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