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Frasers Group (LSE:FRAS) Interest Coverage : 5.98 (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is Frasers Group 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. Frasers Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was £292 Mil. Frasers Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was £-49 Mil. Frasers Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 5.98. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LSE:FRAS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.66   Med: 9.16   Max: 39.24
Current: 5.66


LSE:FRAS's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
58.31% of 758 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 7.79 vs LSE:FRAS: 5.66

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


Frasers Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Frasers Group'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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Frasers Group Interest Coverage Chart

Frasers Group Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.25 8.09 7.16 15.81 6.71

Frasers Group Semi-Annual Data
Apr14 Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23
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 21.86 11.03 8.86 5.28 5.98

Competitive Comparison of Frasers Group's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Frasers Group'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.


Frasers Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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



Frasers Group 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.

Frasers Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023, Frasers Group's Interest Expense was £-69 Mil. Its Operating Income was £464 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £1,310 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Apr. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Apr. 2023 )
=-1*463.7/-69.1
=6.71

Frasers Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Oct. 2023, Frasers Group's Interest Expense was £-49 Mil. Its Operating Income was £292 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £1,378 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Oct. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Oct. 2023 )
=-1*292.2/-48.9
=5.98

* 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.


Frasers Group  (LSE:FRAS) 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 .


Frasers Group Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Frasers Group (LSE:FRAS) Business Description

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Address
Unit A, Brook Park East, Shirebrook, GBR, NG20 8RY
Frasers Group PLC is a U.K. sports goods retailer. The company operates stores in the United Kingdom and continental Europe, including premium lifestyle stores in the U.K. The diversified portfolio, consists of globally recognized brands, such as Dunlop, Lonsdale, Nike, Adidas, Under Armour, Puma, Karrimor, Kangol, Slazenger, Everlast, No Fear, and Firetrap, among others. Sports Direct International sells through stand-alone stores and multi-fascia retail spaces, department stores, and online. The premium lifestyle portfolio operates under the Flannels, Cruise, USC, and Van Mildert fascias.

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