HCMC (Healthier Choices Management) Interest Coverage: No Debt (1) (As of Mar. 2026) — 100% Below Median


What is Healthier Choices Management Interest Coverage?

Healthier Choices Management HCMC Interest Coverage is No Debt (1) as of Mar. 2026, which is 100% below its 10-year median of 10,000.00. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 35 Tobacco Products companies, Healthier Choices Management ranks better than 97.14% on this metric.

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. Healthier Choices Management's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.81 Mil. Healthier Choices Management's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.00 Mil. Healthier Choices Management has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

(1) 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.

The historical rank and industry rank for Healthier Choices Management's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HCMC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: No Debt   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt

HCMC's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
97.14% of 35 companies
in the Tobacco Products industry
Industry Median: 10.9 vs HCMC: No Debt

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

Healthier Choices Management  (OTCPK:HCMC) 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 .

Healthier Choices Management Interest Coverage Related Terms

Healthier Choices Management Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Healthier Choices Management'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.

Healthier Choices Management Interest Coverage Chart

Healthier Choices Management Annual Data
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HCMC vs CHUC, RYM, PYYX: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Tobacco subindustry, Healthier Choices Management'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.

Healthier Choices Management Interest Coverage vs Tobacco Products Industry

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Healthier Choices Management's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Healthier Choices Management's Interest Coverage falls into.


Healthier Choices Management 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.

Healthier Choices Management's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025, Healthier Choices Management's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-7.03 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Healthier Choices Management had no debt (1).

Healthier Choices Management's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2026, Healthier Choices Management's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.81 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Healthier Choices Management had no debt (1).

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Interest Coverage →
What does a Interest Coverage of No Debt <sup>(1)</sup> mean?
Healthier Choices Management (HCMC) has a Interest Coverage of No Debt (1) as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Healthier Choices Management and its competitors. This is 100% below median its historical median of 10,000.00. Over the past decade, Healthier Choices Management's Interest Coverage has ranged from 10,000.00 to 10,000.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Healthier Choices Management ranks #1 out of 35 companies in the Tobacco Products industry, placing it in the top 2.9%.
Is Healthier Choices Management's Interest Coverage too high?
Healthier Choices Management's current Interest Coverage of No Debt (1) is 100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 10,000.00 to a high of 10,000.00. Based on the distribution chart, Healthier Choices Management ranks #1 out of 35 companies in the Tobacco Products industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers.
How does Healthier Choices Management's Interest Coverage compare to CHUC and RYM?
According to the Tobacco Products industry distribution chart, Healthier Choices Management ranks #1 out of 35 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Healthier Choices Management in the top 3% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Interest Coverage is 10.90. Historically, Healthier Choices Management's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 10,000.00 to 10,000.00 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Tobacco Products company?
The median Interest Coverage among Tobacco Products companies is 10.90, based on 35 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Healthier Choices Management and its competitors. For the Tobacco Products industry, the median Interest Coverage is 10.90 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Healthier Choices Management's current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1), which is 100% below median its own 10-year median of 10,000.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Healthier Choices Management stock overvalued right now?
Healthier Choices Management (HCMC) has a current Interest Coverage of No Debt (1). The current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1), which is 100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Healthier Choices Management (HCMC), the current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1) as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Healthier Choices Management Business Description

Address 3800 North 28th Way, Hollywood, FL, USA, 33020
Healthier Choices Management Corp is a United States-based holding company focused on monetizing its intellectual property through royalty and licensing agreements, facilitated by its wholly owned subsidiary. Its portfolio includes patents related to products, such as the Q-Cup and Imitine, which the company actively markets. The company has only one reportable segment. It also promote its patented Q-Cup technology directly to consumers in the vaping market.