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Fred's (STU:FR1A) Interest Expense : €-7 Mil (TTM As of Apr. 2019)


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What is Fred's Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Fred's's interest expense for the three months ended in Apr. 2019 was € -2 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2019 was €-7 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. Fred's's Operating Income for the three months ended in Apr. 2019 was € -24 Mil. Fred's's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Apr. 2019 was € -2 Mil. Fred's did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. 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.


Fred's Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fred's'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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Fred's Interest Expense Chart

Fred's Annual Data
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Interest Expense
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Fred's Quarterly Data
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Fred's 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. 2019 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-7 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.


Fred's  (STU:FR1A) 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.

Fred's's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Apr. 2019 was €-2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Apr. 2019 was €-24 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Apr. 2019 was €13 Mil.

Fred's's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2019 is calculated as

Fred's did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Fred's (STU:FR1A) Business Description

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Address
4300 New Getwell Road, Memphis, TN, USA, 38118
Fred's Inc is a U.S.-based company that is principally engaged in operating retail stores. Most of the company's stores are self-owned stores, with a few franchised stores. The company's sales mix consists of pharmaceuticals, consumables, household goods and softlines, and franchise, with pharmaceuticals contributing a material portion of total revenue. The company owns 100% of the equity stake in Reeves-Sain Drug Store. The company generates revenue from merchandise sales and franchise fee from franchisees. It also sells gift cards. The company conducts operation primarily in the southeast of the United States.

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