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Imprimerie Chirat (XPAR:MLIMP) Interest Coverage : 3.49 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Imprimerie Chirat 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. Imprimerie Chirat's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was €0.42 Mil. Imprimerie Chirat's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was €-0.12 Mil. Imprimerie Chirat's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 3.49. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XPAR:MLIMP' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.64   Med: 7.59   Max: 20.03
Current: 3.49


XPAR:MLIMP's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
72.05% of 619 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.87 vs XPAR:MLIMP: 3.49

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


Imprimerie Chirat Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Imprimerie Chirat'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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Imprimerie Chirat Interest Coverage Chart

Imprimerie Chirat Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.91 - - 13.56 3.49

Imprimerie Chirat Semi-Annual Data
Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
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 6.91 - - 13.56 3.49

Competitive Comparison of Imprimerie Chirat's Interest Coverage

For the Publishing subindustry, Imprimerie Chirat'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.


Imprimerie Chirat's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Imprimerie Chirat's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Imprimerie Chirat's Interest Coverage falls into.



Imprimerie Chirat 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.

Imprimerie Chirat's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Imprimerie Chirat's Interest Expense was €-0.12 Mil. Its Operating Income was €0.42 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €5.23 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*0.415/-0.119
=3.49

Imprimerie Chirat's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, Imprimerie Chirat's Interest Expense was €-0.12 Mil. Its Operating Income was €0.42 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €5.23 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*0.415/-0.119
=3.49

* 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.


Imprimerie Chirat  (XPAR:MLIMP) 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 .


Imprimerie Chirat Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Imprimerie Chirat (XPAR:MLIMP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
744 rue de Sainte Colombe, Saint-Just-la-Pendue, FRA, 42540
Imprimerie Chirat SA specializes in printing and publishing of books, magazines, catalogs, and directories. It handles computer-assisted publication, laser burning, offset printing, folding, assembling and binding print materials, packaging and covering.

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