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H.R.Owen (LSE:HRO) Interest Coverage : 0.87 (As of Dec. 2013)


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What is H.R.Owen 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. H.R.Owen's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2013 was £0.3 Mil. H.R.Owen's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2013 was £-0.3 Mil. H.R.Owen's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was 0.87. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for H.R.Owen's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:HRO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 3.36
Current: 3.36


LSE:HRO's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 7.82 vs LSE:HRO: 3.36

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


H.R.Owen Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for H.R.Owen'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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H.R.Owen Interest Coverage Chart

H.R.Owen Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.92 2.49 2.80 3.28 3.36

H.R.Owen Semi-Annual Data
Jun04 Dec04 Jun05 Dec05 Jun06 Dec06 Jun07 Dec07 Jun08 Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13
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 1.83 3.48 2.73 4.57 0.87

Competitive Comparison of H.R.Owen's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, H.R.Owen'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.


H.R.Owen's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, H.R.Owen's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where H.R.Owen's Interest Coverage falls into.



H.R.Owen 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.

H.R.Owen's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013, H.R.Owen's Interest Expense was £-1.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was £3.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2013 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2013 )
=-1*3.288/-0.98
=3.36

H.R.Owen's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2013, H.R.Owen's Interest Expense was £-0.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was £0.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2013 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2013 )
=-1*0.278/-0.321
=0.87

* 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.


H.R.Owen  (LSE:HRO) 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 .


H.R.Owen Interest Coverage Related Terms

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H.R.Owen (LSE:HRO) Business Description

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H.R.Owen PLC operates a number of vehicle franchises in the prestige and specialist car market for both sales and aftersales, predominantly in the London area. It is organised into two main business segments: the sale of new and used motor vehicles and an aftersales operations consisting of the servicing of vehicles, sales of parts and bodyshop repairs. It operates retail outlets in London, Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Surrey, and Manchester, which includes fourteen sales franchises and thirteen aftersales franchises for its Aston Martin, Bentley, Bugatti, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Pagani and Rolls-Royce marques. It also operates aftersales only franchises for Audi, BMW, Lotus and MINI. The Company operates entirely in the United Kingdom.

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