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Leifheit AG (XTER:LEI) Interest Coverage : 6.79 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Leifheit AG 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. Leifheit AG's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €3.1 Mil. Leifheit AG's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-0.5 Mil. Leifheit AG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 6.79. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XTER:LEI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.79   Med: 12.91   Max: 23.16
Current: 4.41


XTER:LEI's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
64.36% of 1386 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.54 vs XTER:LEI: 4.41

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


Leifheit AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Leifheit 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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Leifheit AG Interest Coverage Chart

Leifheit AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.77 17.66 23.16 - 3.79

Leifheit AG Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 4.02 7.64 - 4.32 6.79

Competitive Comparison of Leifheit AG's Interest Coverage

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Leifheit 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.


Leifheit AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Leifheit AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Leifheit 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.

Leifheit AG'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, Leifheit AG's Interest Expense was €-2.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was €7.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*7.936/-2.094
=3.79

Leifheit AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Leifheit AG's Interest Expense was €-0.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was €3.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*3.145/-0.463
=6.79

* 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.


Leifheit AG  (XTER:LEI) 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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Leifheit AG (XTER:LEI) Business Description

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Address
Leifheitstrasse 1, PO Box 11 65, Lahn, Nassau, DEU, 56377
Leifheit AG is a brand supplier of household items. It divides its operating business into the Household, well-being, and Private Label segments. Leifheit and Soehnle products, two of Germany's household brands, are known for quality and utility for consumers. Its French subsidiaries Birambeau and Herby are active in the service-oriented Private Label segment with a selected product range. In each segment, the company focuses on its core product categories of cleaning, laundry care, kitchen goods, and well-being. Its key markets are Germany and Central Europe. It recognizes revenue from the sale of products.
Executives
Dr. Claus-o. Zacharias Supervisory Board
Marco Keul Board of Directors
Igor Iraeta Munduate Board of Directors

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