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Fielmann Group AG (WBO:FIE) Interest Coverage

: 21.13 (As of Sep. 2023)
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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. Fielmann Group AG's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was €72 Mil. Fielmann Group AG's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was €-3 Mil. Fielmann Group AG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 21.13. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Fielmann Group AG's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:FIE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.92   Med: 133.38   Max: 273.74
Current: 15.92


WBO:FIE's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
55.63% of 426 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 19.59 vs WBO:FIE: 15.92

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


Fielmann Group AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fielmann Group AG'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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Array ( [0] => - [1] => - [2] => - [3] => - [4] => - [5] => 273.74 [6] => 71.95 [7] => 90.30 [8] => 21.54 [9] => 19.73 )
Fielmann Group AG Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 273.74 71.95 90.30 21.54 19.73

Fielmann Group AG Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 31.67 5.26 22.34 17.66 21.13

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Fielmann Group AG'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.


Fielmann Group AG Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Fielmann Group AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fielmann Group AG's Interest Coverage falls into.



Fielmann Group AG 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.

Fielmann Group AG's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Fielmann Group AG's Interest Expense was €-8 Mil. Its Operating Income was €162 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €385 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*162.168/-8.218
=19.73

Fielmann Group AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Fielmann Group AG's Interest Expense was €-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was €72 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*72.435/-3.428
=21.13

* 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.


Fielmann Group AG  (WBO:FIE) 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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Fielmann Group AG (WBO:FIE) Business Description

Address
Weidestrasse 118a, Hamburg, DEU, 22083
Fielmann Group AG is an optical retailer that offers eyewear fashion at a low price. Its main market is Europe. The company offers a wide range of products: glasses, sunglasses, contact lenses, and hearing aids. The assortment of models is fashionable, and the firm offers its products at reasonable prices. Fielmann is involved in all levels of the optical industry value-added chain: designing, manufacturing, product offering, and optician services.

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