Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt. It is calculated as the positive value of Interest Expense divided by its average total debt. Total debt equals to Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation plus Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. Alere's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $184.72 Mil. Alere's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $2,925.93 Mil. Therefore, Alere's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was 6.31%.
Alere Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Alere's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % 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.
Competitive Comparison of Alere's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Alere's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, along with its competitors' market caps and Effective Interest Rate on Debt % 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.
Alere's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry
For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Alere's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Alere's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % falls into.
Alere Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation
Alere's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as
* 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.
In the calculation of annual Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, the Interest Expense of the last fiscal year and the average total debt over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data,
the Interest Expense data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2017) interest expense data.
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.
Alere (NYSE:ALRPRB.PFD) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % measures the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt.
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Alere, Inc. develops rapid point-of-care diagnostic devices in cardiology, infectious disease, toxicology, diabetes, oncology, and women's health. North America accounts for the largest portion of the firm's revenue (55%), followed by Europe (19%), Asia-Pacific (14%), and the rest of the world (12%). Alere's headquarters are in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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