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Neighbourly Pharmacy (TSX:NBLY) Interest Coverage : 0.59 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Neighbourly Pharmacy 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. Neighbourly Pharmacy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$6.6 Mil. Neighbourly Pharmacy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$-11.2 Mil. Neighbourly Pharmacy's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.59. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSX:NBLY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15   Med: 0.66   Max: 1.52
Current: 0.38


TSX:NBLY's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
97.04% of 406 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 9.035 vs TSX:NBLY: 0.38

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


Neighbourly Pharmacy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Neighbourly Pharmacy'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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Neighbourly Pharmacy Interest Coverage Chart

Neighbourly Pharmacy Annual Data
Trend Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.15 0.58 0.98 1.52 0.62

Neighbourly Pharmacy Quarterly Data
Mar18 Mar19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 - 0.30 0.17 0.35 0.59

Competitive Comparison of Neighbourly Pharmacy's Interest Coverage

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Neighbourly Pharmacy'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.


Neighbourly Pharmacy's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Neighbourly Pharmacy's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Neighbourly Pharmacy's Interest Coverage falls into.



Neighbourly Pharmacy 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.

Neighbourly Pharmacy'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, Neighbourly Pharmacy's Interest Expense was C$-23.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$14.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$289.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*14.507/-23.446
=0.62

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Neighbourly Pharmacy's Interest Expense was C$-11.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$6.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$313.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*6.579/-11.222
=0.59

* 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.


Neighbourly Pharmacy  (TSX:NBLY) 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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Neighbourly Pharmacy (TSX:NBLY) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
190 Attwell Drive, Unit 400, Toronto, ON, CAN, M9W 6H8
Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc is a network of community pharmacies. Its pharmacies act as the centre of care within their communities, representing an indispensable source of both healthcare delivery and trusted advice for their patients.
Executives
Stephen Richard Losty Senior Officer

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