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New Look Vision Group (TSX:BCI) Interest Coverage : 1.76 (As of Mar. 2021)


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What is New Look Vision 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. New Look Vision Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was C$8.5 Mil. New Look Vision Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was C$-4.8 Mil. New Look Vision Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was 1.76. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


TSX:BCI's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 7.73
* 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.


New Look Vision Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for New Look Vision 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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New Look Vision Group Interest Coverage Chart

New Look Vision Group Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.63 4.40 3.35 4.01 1.82

New Look Vision Group Quarterly Data
Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21
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 1.52 - 5.04 3.56 1.76

Competitive Comparison of New Look Vision Group's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, New Look Vision 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.


New Look Vision Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, New Look Vision Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where New Look Vision Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



New Look Vision 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.

New Look Vision Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020, New Look Vision Group's Interest Expense was C$-18.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$33.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$331.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2020 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2020 )
=-1*33.944/-18.661
=1.82

New Look Vision Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2021, New Look Vision Group's Interest Expense was C$-4.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$8.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$327.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2021 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2021 )
=-1*8.511/-4.824
=1.76

* 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.


New Look Vision Group  (TSX:BCI) 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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New Look Vision Group (TSX:BCI) Business Description

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Address
1 Place Ville-Marie, Suite 3670, Montreal, QC, CAN, H3B 3P2
New Look Vision Group Inc is an operator of retail stores in Canada. Its main business is that of eye care products and services which function under four main banners: New Look Eyewear, Greiche and Scaff, Vogue Optical, and Iris The Visual Group.

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