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Shoe Zone (FRA:86W) Interest Coverage : 6.44 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Shoe Zone 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. Shoe Zone's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was €3.6 Mil. Shoe Zone's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-0.6 Mil. Shoe Zone's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 6.44. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

FRA:86W' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.05   Med: 39.81   Max: 111.7
Current: 20.37


FRA:86W's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
69.74% of 760 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 7.825 vs FRA:86W: 20.37

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


Shoe Zone Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shoe Zone'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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Shoe Zone Interest Coverage Chart

Shoe Zone 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 39.87 - 7.05 13.22 22.51

Shoe Zone Semi-Annual Data
Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 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 6.11 21.57 5.47 37.03 6.44

Competitive Comparison of Shoe Zone's Interest Coverage

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Shoe Zone'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.


Shoe Zone's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Shoe Zone's Interest Coverage falls into.



Shoe Zone 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.

Shoe Zone'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, Shoe Zone's Interest Expense was €-0.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was €19.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €25.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*19.424/-0.863
=22.51

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

Here, for the six months ended in Mar. 2024, Shoe Zone's Interest Expense was €-0.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was €3.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €29.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*3.613/-0.561
=6.44

* 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.


Shoe Zone  (FRA:86W) 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 .


Shoe Zone Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Shoe Zone (FRA:86W) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Humberstone Road, Haramead Business Centre, Leicester, Leicestershire, GBR, LE1 2LH
Shoe Zone PLC operates as a footwear retailer offering a wide range and a variety of shoes for all ages, it functions with over 500 stores across the UK. The group has a single distribution center which is located in Leicester, England. Its online offering combined with its store portfolio allows customers to shop via multiple channels. Shoe zone and its subsidiaries operate in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The majority of the revenue is generated from the United Kingdom store.

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