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Kits Eyecare (TSX:KITS) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kits Eyecare 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. Kits Eyecare's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$-0.1 Mil. Kits Eyecare's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$-0.8 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 Kits Eyecare's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


TSX:KITS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 7.87
* 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.


Kits Eyecare Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kits Eyecare'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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Kits Eyecare Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Kits Eyecare's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Kits Eyecare'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.


Kits Eyecare's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Kits Eyecare's Interest Coverage falls into.



Kits Eyecare 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.

Kits Eyecare'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, Kits Eyecare's Interest Expense was C$-1.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-1.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$11.7 Mil.

Kits Eyecare did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Kits Eyecare's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Kits Eyecare's Interest Expense was C$-0.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-0.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$11.7 Mil.

Kits Eyecare 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.


Kits Eyecare  (TSX:KITS) 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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Kits Eyecare (TSX:KITS) Business Description

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Address
510 Seymour Street, Suite 1020, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6B 3J5
Kits Eyecare Ltd is a vertically integrated, digitally native eyecare platform that offers its customers access to a vast selection of the highest quality contact lenses and eyeglasses, including its own exclusive KITS-designed products, and a suite of online vision tools. It operates a network of optical e-commerce websites, including KITS.com, KITS.ca, OptiContacts.com, and ContactsExpress.ca. The company's contact lens partners include Alcon, Bausch & Lomb, CooperVision, and Johnson & Johnson, and its glasses partners include Gucci, Oakley, Prive Revaux, Ray-Ban, and Tom Ford, which enables it to offer its customers first class brands and products in eye care.

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