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CHLSY (Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG) Interest Coverage : 27.07 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG 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. Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was $327 Mil. Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-12 Mil. Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 27.07. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

CHLSY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.23   Med: 29.63   Max: 95.62
Current: 26.09


CHLSY's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
68.99% of 1435 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.26 vs CHLSY: 26.09

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


Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG'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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Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Interest Coverage Chart

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.94 15.23 25.39 25.07 24.20

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG 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 14.58 32.91 21.61 25.60 27.07

Competitive Comparison of Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's Interest Coverage

For the Confectioners subindustry, Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG'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.


Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's Interest Coverage falls into.



Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG 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.

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG'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, Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's Interest Expense was $-39 Mil. Its Operating Income was $940 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,243 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*940.217/-38.853
=24.20

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's Interest Expense was $-12 Mil. Its Operating Income was $327 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,234 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*327.031/-12.083
=27.07

* 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.


Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG  (OTCPK:CHLSY) 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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Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Business Description

Address
Seestrasse 204, Kilchberg, CHE, CH-8802
Swiss-based Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli is a manufacturer of premium chocolate. Key brands include Lindt, Lindor, Ghirardelli, Russell Stover, Whitman's, and Caffarel. The company bought U.S.-based Russell Stover, its largest-ever acquisition, in 2014. It derives the bulk of its sales from Europe (46% of its consolidated base) but also competes in North America (41%) and the rest of the world (13%). The company operates 11 manufacturing plants in Europe and the United States. Its distribution network includes 500 own stores.