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Dixons Retail (LSE:DXNS) Interest Expense : £-40 Mil (TTM As of Apr. 2014)


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What is Dixons Retail Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Dixons Retail's interest expense for the six months ended in Apr. 2014 was £ -20 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2014 was £-40 Mil.

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. Dixons Retail's Operating Income for the six months ended in Apr. 2014 was £ 140 Mil. Dixons Retail's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Apr. 2014 was £ -20 Mil. Dixons Retail's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2014 was 7.03. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Dixons Retail Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dixons Retail's Interest Expense 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.

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Dixons Retail Interest Expense Chart

Dixons Retail Annual Data
Trend Apr05 Apr06 Apr07 May08 Apr09 Apr10 Apr11 Apr12 Apr13 Apr14
Interest Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -47.60 -54.10 -51.10 -42.60 -40.20

Dixons Retail Semi-Annual Data
Oct07 Oct08 Apr09 Oct09 Apr10 Oct10 Apr11 Oct11 Apr12 Oct12 Apr13 Oct13 Apr14
Interest Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -28.10 -23.80 -18.80 -20.30 -19.90

Dixons Retail Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2014 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £-40 Mil.

* 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.


Dixons Retail  (LSE:DXNS) Interest Expense Explanation

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. The higher, the better.

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

Dixons Retail's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Apr. 2014 was £-20 Mil. Its Operating Income for the six months ended in Apr. 2014 was £140 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the six months ended in Apr. 2014 was £339 Mil.

Dixons Retail's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2014 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Apr. 2014 )/Interest Expense (Q: Apr. 2014 )
=-1*139.9/-19.9
=7.03

* 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.


Dixons Retail (LSE:DXNS) Business Description

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Dixons Retail PLC is an electrical retailer and service company which sell consumer electronics, personal computers, domestic appliances, photographic equipment, communication products and related services. The Group's reportable segments are; UK & Ireland comprises of electrical and computing retail chains as well as business to business activities. The division is engaged in multi-channel retail sales, associated peripherals and services and related financial and after sales services and also in business to business sales of computer hardware and software; Nordics operates in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The division engages in multi-channel retail sales and provided related product support services to its customers; Other International comprises operations in Italy, Greece, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Turkey and the business to be closed in Spain which is excluded from underlying results. The Other International division engages in retail sales and provides related product support services to its customers in all of its markets; and Pure play e-commerce comprises pure play online retailers and operates in all of the countries in which the other divisions operate and across Europe.

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