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Highlight Communications AG (XTER:HLG) Interest Expense : €-9.6 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2022)


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What is Highlight Communications AG Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Highlight Communications AG's interest expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2022 was € -5.9 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2022 was €-9.6 Mil.

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. Highlight Communications AG's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2022 was € 2.6 Mil. Highlight Communications AG's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2022 was € -5.9 Mil. Highlight Communications AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 0.45. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Highlight Communications AG Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Highlight Communications AG's Interest Expense 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.

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Highlight Communications AG Interest Expense Chart

Highlight Communications AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Expense
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Highlight Communications AG Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Dec23
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Highlight Communications AG Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2022 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-9.6 Mil.

* 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.


Highlight Communications AG  (XTER:HLG) Interest Expense Explanation

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. The higher, the better.

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

Highlight Communications AG's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2022 was €-5.9 Mil. Its Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2022 was €2.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the six months ended in Dec. 2022 was €34.1 Mil.

Highlight Communications AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*2.612/-5.851
=0.45

* 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.


Highlight Communications AG (XTER:HLG) Business Description

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Netzibodenstrasse 23b, Pratteln, CHE, 4133
Highlight Communications AG is a Switzerland-based financial holding company. The company is a film production and license company in German-speaking countries. Its combined operating segments include Film, Sports, and Sports-and Event-Marketing. In the Film segment, the company along with its subsidiaries is a producer and distributor of cinema, video, and TV films. In addition to owning and co-producing, it acquires the exploitation rights to third-party productions. The sports segment mainly comprises activities in the TV and digital areas with the umbrella brand SPORT1 and in the area of production, content solutions services, and content marketing with PLAZAMEDIA. In the Sports- and Event-Marketing segment, the company is engaged in the marketing of international events.