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Carreras (XJAM:CAR) Interest Expense : JMD-19 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2023)


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What is Carreras Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Carreras's interest expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2023 was JMD -19 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2023 was JMD-19 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. Carreras's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2023 was JMD 4,917 Mil. Carreras's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2023 was JMD -19 Mil. Carreras's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 253.22. 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.


Carreras Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Carreras'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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Carreras Interest Expense Chart

Carreras Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -10.84 -16.79 -20.58 -18.37 -19.42

Carreras Semi-Annual Data
Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -10.84 -16.79 -20.58 -18.37 -19.42

Carreras Interest Expense Calculation

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

For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2023 was JMD-19 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.


Carreras  (XJAM:CAR) 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.

Carreras's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2023 was JMD-19 Mil. Its Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2023 was JMD4,917 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the six months ended in Mar. 2023 was JMD234 Mil.

Carreras's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*4917.069/-19.418
=253.22

* 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.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Carreras Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.


Carreras (XJAM:CAR) Business Description

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Address
13A Ripon Road, Kingston, JAM, 5
Carreras Ltd is a marketer and distributor of cigarettes and tobacco-related products in Jamaica. The company markets and distributes various brands of cigarettes including Craven A and Matterhorn. The group's activities are limited to the distribution of cigarettes to Jamaican consumers, operating in a single segment.