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Safilo Group SpA (CHIX:SFLM) Interest Coverage : 5.90 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Safilo Group SpA 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. Safilo Group SpA's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was €32 Mil. Safilo Group SpA's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was €-5 Mil. Safilo Group SpA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 5.90. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Safilo Group SpA's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


CHIX:SFLm's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 19.09
* 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.


Safilo Group SpA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Safilo Group SpA'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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Safilo Group SpA Interest Coverage Chart

Safilo Group SpA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Safilo Group SpA Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.57 0.77 5.73 - 5.90

Competitive Comparison of Safilo Group SpA's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Safilo Group SpA'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.


Safilo Group SpA's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Safilo Group SpA's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Safilo Group SpA's Interest Coverage falls into.



Safilo Group SpA 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.

Safilo Group SpA's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Safilo Group SpA's Interest Expense was €-12 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €118 Mil.

Safilo Group SpA did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Safilo Group SpA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, Safilo Group SpA's Interest Expense was €-5 Mil. Its Operating Income was €32 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €103 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*31.505/-5.336
=5.90

* 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.


Safilo Group SpA  (CHIX:SFLm) 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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Safilo Group SpA Business Description

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Address
Settima Strada, 15, Padua, ITA, 35129
Safilo Group SpA makes sunglasses and prescription eyewear. It is engaged in design, production, and wholesale distribution of its products through a network of independent distributors and commercial subsidiaries. Its products are sold through the Carrera, Smith, Polaroid and Oxydo brands, as well as a range of other licensed brands. The company operates solely through the wholesale segment channels and divides itself into the following four geographical segments: Italy, Europe, America, and Asia. The company earns most of its revenue from the America business segment.