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Leslies (Leslies) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Leslies 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. Leslies's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-36 Mil. Leslies's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-17 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LESL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.23   Med: 1.65   Max: 7.9
Current: 1.34


LESL's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
88.03% of 760 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 7.93 vs LESL: 1.34

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


Leslies Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Leslies'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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Leslies Interest Coverage Chart

Leslies Annual Data
Trend Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.23 1.74 6.08 7.90 1.56

Leslies Quarterly Data
Sep18 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 - - 6.55 2.25 -

Competitive Comparison of Leslies's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Leslies'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.


Leslies's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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



Leslies 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.

Leslies'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, Leslies's Interest Expense was $-65 Mil. Its Operating Income was $102 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $966 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*102.179/-65.438
=1.56

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Leslies's Interest Expense was $-17 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-36 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $989 Mil.

Leslies did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Leslies  (NAS:LESL) 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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Leslies (Leslies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2005 East Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85016
Leslies Inc is a direct-to-consumer pool and spa care brand offering a comprehensive assortment of products across chemicals, equipment and parts, cleaning and maintenance equipment, and safety, recreational, and fitness-related products. The company offers its products and services for Residential Pool, Residential Spa, Professional Pool, and Commercial Pool consumers. Geographically, it operates only in the United States.
Executives
Mike Africa officer: See Remarks 2005 E. INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85016
Dave Caspers officer: Chief Stores Officer 2005 E. INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85016
Naomi Cramer officer: Chief People Officer 2005 E. INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85016
Steven M Weddell officer: See Remarks C/O L CATTERTON, 599 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Michael R. Egeck director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 71 STEVENSON STREET, 22ND FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Scott Justin Bowman officer: See Remarks 451 INDUSTRIAL LANE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35211
Bubbles Investor Aggregator, L.p. 10 percent owner 599 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Brad Gazaway officer: See Remarks 2005 E INDIAN SCHOOL RD, PHOENIX AZ 85016
Claire Spofford director 4 BATTERYMARCH PARK, QUINCY MA 02169
Moyo Labode officer: Chief Merchandising Officer 2005 E INDIAN SCHOOL RD, PHOENIX AZ 85016
Gic Private Ltd 10 percent owner 168 ROBINSON ROAD, #37-01 CAPITAL TOWER, SINGAPORE U0 068912
Paula Baker officer: Chief Revenue Officer 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423
Ray James R Jr director COMMERCIAL VEHICLE GROUP, INC., 7800 WALTON PARKWAY, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Eric J Kufel director
John Strain director 2 FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105

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