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HOCN AG (LTS:0QQI) Interest Coverage : 0.81 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is HOCN 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. HOCN AG's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was CHF0.3 Mil. HOCN AG's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was CHF-0.4 Mil. HOCN AG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.81. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


LTS:0QQI's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 8.175
* 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.


HOCN AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for HOCN 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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HOCN AG Interest Coverage Chart

HOCN AG Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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HOCN AG Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of HOCN AG's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, HOCN 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.


HOCN AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where HOCN AG's Interest Coverage falls into.



HOCN 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.

HOCN 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, HOCN AG's Interest Expense was CHF-4.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF-3.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF67.0 Mil.

HOCN AG did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

HOCN AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, HOCN AG's Interest Expense was CHF-0.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF0.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*0.313/-0.386
=0.81

* 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.


HOCN AG  (LTS:0QQI) 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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HOCN AG Business Description

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Siedereistrasse 9, Postfach 691, Hochdorf, CHE, 6281
HOCN AG Formerly Hochdorf Holding AG is a food company. It produces and sells food products to the food industry and the wholesale and retail trade in the international markets. The company operates in two segment: Food Solutions and Infant Nutrition. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Food Solutions segment. The company generates revenue from sale of their products: Milk products/cream, Milk powder, Infant formula, Specialities, and Bakery/confectionary goods. Geographically the company generates the majority of its revenue from Switzerland/Liechtenstein region.

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