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Alliance Pharma (LSE:APH) Interest Coverage : 3.08 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Alliance Pharma 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. Alliance Pharma's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was £13.2 Mil. Alliance Pharma's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was £-4.3 Mil. Alliance Pharma's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 3.08. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LSE:APH' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.51   Med: 9.37   Max: 14.29
Current: 3.51


LSE:APH's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
74.35% of 690 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 12.26 vs LSE:APH: 3.51

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


Alliance Pharma Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alliance Pharma'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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Alliance Pharma Interest Coverage Chart

Alliance Pharma Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.52 11.48 14.29 9.22 6.02

Alliance Pharma Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
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 12.42 6.22 9.48 4.10 3.08

Competitive Comparison of Alliance Pharma's Interest Coverage

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Alliance Pharma'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.


Alliance Pharma's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Alliance Pharma's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alliance Pharma 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.

Alliance Pharma's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Alliance Pharma's Interest Expense was £-4.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was £28.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £137.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*28.803/-4.785
=6.02

Alliance Pharma's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2023, Alliance Pharma's Interest Expense was £-4.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was £13.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £123.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*13.195/-4.279
=3.08

* 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.


Alliance Pharma  (LSE:APH) 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 .


Alliance Pharma Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Alliance Pharma (LSE:APH) Business Description

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Address
Bath Road, Avonbridge House, Chippenham, Wiltshire, GBR, SN15 2BB
Alliance Pharma PLC is a player in the healthcare market. The company's business includes the acquisition, marketing, and distribution of consumer healthcare and pharmaceutical products. The group operates in two segments: Consumer Healthcare brands and Prescription Medicines. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Consumer Healthcare segment. Its products include Aloclair, Biodermatin, Changmin, Decapional, Effadiane, and Fazol. The company generates maximum revenue from the Kelo-cote brand. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).

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