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Hotel Chocolat Group (LSE:HOTC) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Hotel Chocolat Group 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. Hotel Chocolat Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was £-9.4 Mil. Hotel Chocolat Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was £-1.4 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 Hotel Chocolat Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:HOTC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.51   Med: 8.73   Max: 54.9
Current: 0.51


LSE:HOTC's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 8.635 vs LSE:HOTC: 0.51

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


Hotel Chocolat Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hotel Chocolat Group'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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Hotel Chocolat Group Interest Coverage Chart

Hotel Chocolat Group Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
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Hotel Chocolat Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
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Competitive Comparison of Hotel Chocolat Group's Interest Coverage

For the Confectioners subindustry, Hotel Chocolat Group'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.


Hotel Chocolat Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Hotel Chocolat Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Hotel Chocolat Group 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.

Hotel Chocolat Group'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, Hotel Chocolat Group's Interest Expense was £-3.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was £1.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £37.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*1.616/-3.153
=0.51

Hotel Chocolat Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2023, Hotel Chocolat Group's Interest Expense was £-1.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-9.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £37.3 Mil.

Hotel Chocolat Group 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.


Hotel Chocolat Group  (LSE:HOTC) 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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Hotel Chocolat Group (LSE:HOTC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Mint House, Newark Close, Royston, Hertfordshire, GBR, SG8 5HL
Hotel Chocolat Group PLC is engaged in the manufacture and retail of chocolate in the United Kingdom and overseas. The Company operates in three geographic areas including the United Kingdom, Europe, and the Rest of the World, majority of revenue is generated through the United Kingdom. The Company sells its chocolate direct to customers via subscription, online, and through its stores. Its product portfolio includes Self-purchase, Gifts, and Occasions, Rare and vintage, and Others.

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