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Holland Colours (LTS:0EPM) Interest Coverage : 17.93 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Holland Colours 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. Holland Colours's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was €3.2 Mil. Holland Colours's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was €-0.2 Mil. Holland Colours's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 17.93. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LTS:0EPM' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.65   Med: 57.22   Max: 128
Current: 13.65


LTS:0EPM's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
56.6% of 1189 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.85 vs LTS:0EPM: 13.65

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


Holland Colours Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Holland Colours'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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Holland Colours Interest Coverage Chart

Holland Colours Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 85.95 102.74 128.00 75.72 23.68

Holland Colours Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 91.56 61.23 50.04 9.85 17.93

Competitive Comparison of Holland Colours's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Holland Colours'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.


Holland Colours's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Holland Colours's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Holland Colours's Interest Coverage falls into.



Holland Colours 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.

Holland Colours's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Holland Colours's Interest Expense was €-0.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was €7.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*7.293/-0.308
=23.68

Holland Colours's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, Holland Colours's Interest Expense was €-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was €3.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*3.21/-0.179
=17.93

* 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.


Holland Colours  (LTS:0EPM) 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 .


Holland Colours Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Holland Colours (LTS:0EPM) Business Description

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Address
Halvemaanweg 1, P.O. Box 720, Apeldoorn, GE, NLD, 7323 RW
Holland Colours creates and manufactures high-quality solid and liquid colorants, masterbatches, and additives. The company and its subsidiaries manufacture, distribute, and sell color concentrates. Its products are designed to be well suited for coloring rigid and flexible polyvinyl chloride, pet, polyolefins, and other polymers. The company serves many different markets which include building and construction but is not limited to, profiles, pipes, siding, and cladding. In addition, to serving these markets, it also offers color concentrates for coatings, elastomers, adhesives, and other applications. The company operates geographically across Europe, the United States of America, and Asia.

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