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James Halstead (James Halstead) Interest Coverage : 168.43 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is James Halstead 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. James Halstead's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $33.2 Mil. James Halstead's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.2 Mil. James Halstead's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 168.43. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. James Halstead PLC has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

JMHSF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 59.78   Med: 74.3   Max: 231.23
Current: 176.58


JMHSF's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
90.07% of 1259 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7 vs JMHSF: 176.58

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


James Halstead Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for James Halstead'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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James Halstead Interest Coverage Chart

James Halstead Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 108.90 68.03 95.54 231.50 207.53

James Halstead Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 211.99 251.49 242.40 185.66 168.43

Competitive Comparison of James Halstead's Interest Coverage

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, James Halstead'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.


James Halstead's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, James Halstead's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where James Halstead's Interest Coverage falls into.



James Halstead 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.

James Halstead's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, James Halstead's Interest Expense was $-0.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $65.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*65.165/-0.314
=207.53

James Halstead's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, James Halstead's Interest Expense was $-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $33.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*33.181/-0.197
=168.43

* 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.


James Halstead  (OTCPK:JMHSF) 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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James Halstead (James Halstead) Business Description

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Address
Hollinhurst Road, Beechfield, Radcliffe, Manchester, GBR, M26 1JN
James Halstead PLC manufactures commercial, contract, and consumer flooring. The flooring is used in offices, retail shops, factories, clinics and hospitals, schools, hotels, cinemas, restaurants, and airports. The firm's portfolio of brands includes Polyflor, Polysafe, Expona, Performa, Saarfloor Systems, Megastrong, Camaro, Colonia, Kudos, Expona Domestic, Voyager, Forest fx, Cavalio, and Arai. Arai is a helmet manufacturer focused on motorsports. The company generates most of its revenue in Europe and the United Kingdom.

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