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Helio (WAR:HEL) Interest Coverage : 17.06 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Helio 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. Helio's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was zł18.6 Mil. Helio's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was zł-1.1 Mil. Helio's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 17.06. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

WAR:HEL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.55   Med: 8.47   Max: 20.28
Current: 8.08


WAR:HEL's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
51.71% of 1375 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.77 vs WAR:HEL: 8.08

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


Helio Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Helio'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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Helio Interest Coverage Chart

Helio Annual Data
Trend Jun12 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.86 5.15 20.28 9.07 4.39

Helio Quarterly Data
Mar19 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 5.69 4.20 5.06 7.77 17.06

Competitive Comparison of Helio's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Helio'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.


Helio's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Helio's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Helio 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.

Helio'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, Helio's Interest Expense was zł-5.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was zł25.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was zł5.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*25.024/-5.701
=4.39

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Helio's Interest Expense was zł-1.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was zł18.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was zł0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*18.576/-1.089
=17.06

* 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.


Helio  (WAR:HEL) 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 .


Helio Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Helio (WAR:HEL) Business Description

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Address
Ul. Stoleczna 26, Wygl?dy, Zaborów, Warsaw, POL, 05-083
Helio SA produces and markets packaged dried fruits and nuts in Poland. It offers nuts, dried and candied fruits, grains, poppy-seed fillings, fudge caramel masses, icings for cakes, and microwave popcorns. The company sells its products to retail chains, wholesalers, and grocery stores under the HELIO brand.

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