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Hagar hf (OISE:HAGA) Interest Coverage : 1.41 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Hagar hf 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. Hagar hf's Operating Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was kr1,184 Mil. Hagar hf's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was kr-842 Mil. Hagar hf's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 1.41. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

OISE:HAGA' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.7   Med: 5.85   Max: 16.32
Current: 2.7


OISE:HAGA's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
81.03% of 253 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 8.79 vs OISE:HAGA: 2.70

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


Hagar hf Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hagar hf'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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Hagar hf Interest Coverage Chart

Hagar hf Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.11 2.88 3.75 2.99 2.70

Hagar hf Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 1.25 2.22 4.76 2.75 1.41

Competitive Comparison of Hagar hf's Interest Coverage

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Hagar hf'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.


Hagar hf's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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



Hagar hf 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.

Hagar hf's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024, Hagar hf's Interest Expense was kr-2,829 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr7,640 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr20,946 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Feb. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Feb. 2024 )
=-1*7640/-2829
=2.70

Hagar hf's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Feb. 2024, Hagar hf's Interest Expense was kr-842 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr1,184 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr20,946 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=-1*1184/-842
=1.41

* 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.


Hagar hf  (OISE:HAGA) 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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Hagar hf (OISE:HAGA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Hagasmari 1, Kopavogur, ISL, 201
Hagar hf is a retail company located in Iceland. The company with its subsidiaries operate stores within retail chains as well as warehouses. It also operates specialty product division within Hagkaup grocery retailer and several specialty stores offering lifestyle and retail brands. The firm mainly operates in grocery sector and owns Hagkaup and Bonus grocery retailers and also support service companies in the fields of purchasing and distribution.

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