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Games Workshop Group (Games Workshop Group) Interest Coverage : 188.97 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is Games Workshop Group 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. Games Workshop Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was $117.5 Mil. Games Workshop Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was $-0.6 Mil. Games Workshop Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 188.97. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Games Workshop Group PLC has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

GMWKF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 128.57   Med: 1467.12   Max: 16435
Current: 181.1


GMWKF's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
88.25% of 604 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 5.15 vs GMWKF: 181.10

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


Games Workshop Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Games Workshop Group'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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Games Workshop Group Interest Coverage Chart

Games Workshop Group Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only No Debt 128.57 151.75 196.38 189.04

Games Workshop Group Semi-Annual Data
May14 Nov14 May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
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 221.40 171.33 208.97 173.26 188.97

Competitive Comparison of Games Workshop Group's Interest Coverage

For the Leisure subindustry, Games Workshop Group'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.


Games Workshop Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Games Workshop Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Games Workshop Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Games Workshop Group 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.

Games Workshop Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2023, Games Workshop Group's Interest Expense was $-1.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $212.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $49.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: May. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: May. 2023 )
=-1*212.484/-1.124
=189.04

Games Workshop Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Nov. 2023, Games Workshop Group's Interest Expense was $-0.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $117.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $48.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Nov. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Nov. 2023 )
=-1*117.537/-0.622
=188.97

* 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.


Games Workshop Group  (OTCPK:GMWKF) 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 .


Games Workshop Group Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Games Workshop Group (Games Workshop Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Willow Road, Lenton, Nottingham, GBR, NG7 2WS
Games Workshop Group PLC designs, manufactures and sells fantasy miniatures and games related products. It carries the manufacturing activity in the UK and sells the same in the different region of the countries such as Continental Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. It operates through two segments Core and Licensing . The core segment includes all revenue and expenditure relating to the design, manufacture and sales of their fantasy miniatures and related products. The licensing segment includes all revenue and expenditure relating to licences granted to external partners. The company generates majority of its revenue from the core segment. The company offers more than 1000 products through there independent retail outlets in more than 50 countries.

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