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First Hartford (First Hartford) Interest Coverage : 1.07 (As of Apr. 2018)


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What is First Hartford 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. First Hartford's Operating Income for the six months ended in Apr. 2018 was $11.62 Mil. First Hartford's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Apr. 2018 was $-10.82 Mil. First Hartford's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2018 was 1.07. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


FHRT's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Real Estate industry.
Industry Median: 3.98
* 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.


First Hartford Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Hartford'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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First Hartford Interest Coverage Chart

First Hartford Annual Data
Trend Apr09 Apr10 Apr11 Apr12 Apr13 Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.70 1.51 1.12 1.32 1.07

First Hartford Semi-Annual Data
Apr99 Apr00 Apr01 Apr02 Apr03 Apr04 Apr05 Apr06 Apr07 Apr08 Apr09 Apr10 Apr11 Apr12 Apr13 Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18
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 0.70 1.51 1.12 1.32 1.07

Competitive Comparison of First Hartford's Interest Coverage

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, First Hartford'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.


First Hartford's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, First Hartford's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Hartford's Interest Coverage falls into.



First Hartford 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.

First Hartford's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2018, First Hartford's Interest Expense was $-10.82 Mil. Its Operating Income was $11.62 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $222.50 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Apr. 2018 )/Interest Expense (A: Apr. 2018 )
=-1*11.624/-10.816
=1.07

First Hartford's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Apr. 2018, First Hartford's Interest Expense was $-10.82 Mil. Its Operating Income was $11.62 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $222.50 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Apr. 2018 )/Interest Expense (Q: Apr. 2018 )
=-1*11.624/-10.816
=1.07

* 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.


First Hartford  (OTCPK:FHRT) 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 .


First Hartford Interest Coverage Related Terms

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First Hartford (First Hartford) Business Description

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Address
149 Colonial Road, Manchester, CT, USA, 06042
First Hartford Corp is a real estate company. The company is engaged in the purchase, development, ownership, management, and sale of real estate. The company is engaged in two business segments namely Real Estate Operations and Fee for Service. The company generates maximum revenue from the Real Estate Operations segment.
Executives
Neil H Ellis director, 10 percent owner, officer: President PO BOX 1270 149 COLONIAL RD, C/O FIRST HARTFORD CORP, MANCHESTER CT 06045-1270
Barbara K Filippelli 10 percent owner 23 LAKEVIEW DR, PAWLING NY 12564
John Filippelli 10 percent owner 23 LAKEVIEW DRIVE, PAWLING NY 12564
Stuart I Greenwald director, officer: Secretary/Treasurer PO BOX 1270 COLONIAL RD, C/O FIRST HARTFORD CORP, MANCHESTER CT 06045-1270
Daniel B Harding director, officer: Vice President PO BOX 1270 COLONIAL RD, C/O FIRST HARTFORD CORP, MANCHESTER CT 06045-1270

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