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XXL ASA (OSL:XXL) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is XXL ASA 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. XXL ASA's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was kr-179 Mil. XXL ASA's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was kr-102 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


OSL:XXL's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 7.76
* 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.


XXL ASA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for XXL ASA'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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XXL ASA Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of XXL ASA's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, XXL ASA'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.


XXL ASA's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, XXL ASA's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where XXL ASA's Interest Coverage falls into.


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XXL ASA 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.

XXL ASA's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, XXL ASA's Interest Expense was kr-188 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr-700 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr2,417 Mil.

XXL ASA did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

XXL ASA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, XXL ASA's Interest Expense was kr-102 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr-179 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr2,775 Mil.

XXL ASA 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.


XXL ASA  (OSL:XXL) 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 .


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XXL ASA Business Description

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Address
Stromsveien 245, Alna Center, Oslo, NOR, 0668
XXL ASA is a sports retailer operating in Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It offers products for sports, hunting, skiing, biking, and other outdoor activities, as well as sportswear, shoes, health & fitness, and sports technology. The products offered include casual wear, sportswear, shoes, sleeping bags, cooking equipment, firearms, binoculars, GPS equipment, knives, axes, backpacks, and maps for various sports, including water sports, football, golf, tennis, ski, snowboarding, and hunting from quality brands. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from Norway.

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