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Natures Sunshine Products (Natures Sunshine Products) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Natures Sunshine Products 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. Natures Sunshine Products's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.7 Mil. Natures Sunshine Products's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. 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. Natures Sunshine Products Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for Natures Sunshine Products's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


NATR's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 8.34
* 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.


Natures Sunshine Products Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Natures Sunshine Products'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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Natures Sunshine Products Interest Coverage Chart

Natures Sunshine Products Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Natures Sunshine Products Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of Natures Sunshine Products's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Natures Sunshine Products'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.


Natures Sunshine Products's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Natures Sunshine Products's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Natures Sunshine Products's Interest Coverage falls into.



Natures Sunshine Products 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.

Natures Sunshine Products's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Natures Sunshine Products's Interest Expense was $-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $18.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*18.749/-0.069
=271.72

Natures Sunshine Products's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Natures Sunshine Products's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $5.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10.4 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Natures Sunshine Products's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


Natures Sunshine Products  (NAS:NATR) 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 .


Natures Sunshine Products Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Natures Sunshine Products (Natures Sunshine Products) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2901 West Bluegrass Boulevard, Suite 100, Lehi, UT, USA, 84043
Natures Sunshine Products Inc is a natural health and wellness company, primarily engaged in the manufacturing and selling of nutritional and personal care products. The company markets its products in Australia, Austria, Belarus, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, and in various other countries. The company operates in four segments namely, Asia, Europe, North America, and Latin America and Other. It offers products related to general health, immunity, cardiovascular, digestive, personal care and weight management.
Executives
Daniel C Norman officer: EVP & President, Asia 2901 WEST BLUEGRASS BLVD., SUITE 500: LEGAL DEPARTMENT, LEHI UT 84043
Nathan G Brower officer: EVP, General Counsel 2901 W BLUEGRASS BLVD, SUITE 100, LEHI UT 84043
Sarah Crockett officer: Global Chief Marketing Officer 2901 WEST BLUEGRASS BLVD., LEHI UT 84043
Bryant J Yates officer: Pres Nature's Sunshine Int'l 2500 W EXECUTIVE PARKWAY, SUITE 100, LEHI UT 84043
Kevin R. Herbert officer: EVP & President, North America 2901 WEST BLUEGRASS BLVD., LEHI UT 84043
Rong Yang director 2901 WEST BLUEGRASS BLVD., STE 100, LEHI UT 84043
Tracee Comstock officer: VP, Human Resources 2901 WEST BLUEGRASS BLVD., STE 100, LEHI UT 84043
Jonathan David Lanoy officer: SVP, Finance - Interim CFO C/O NATURE'S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC., LEHI UT 84043
Leslie Shane Jones officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 2901 W. BLUEGRASS BLVD., LEHI UT 84043
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Lp 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Terrence Moorehead director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O 2901 W. BLUEGRASS BLVD, STE 500, LEHI UT 84043
Edward Silcock officer: EVP & President, North America 2901 WEST BLUEGRASS BLVD., SUITE 500: LEGAL DEPARTMENT, LEHI UT 84043
Martin A. Gonzalez officer: EVP, Global Supply Chain C/O 2901 W. BLUEGRASS BLVD., ATTN: LEGAL DEPARTMENT, LEHI UT 84043
Tess Roering director C/O NATURE'S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC., 2901 W. BLUEGRASS BLVD., LEHI UT 84043
Curtis Kopf director C/O NATURE'S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC., 2901 WEST BLUEGRASS BLVD. STE 500, LEHI UT 84043