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Ramsdens Holdings (LSE:RFX) Interest Coverage : 13.66 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Ramsdens Holdings 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. Ramsdens Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was £7.27 Mil. Ramsdens Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was £-0.53 Mil. Ramsdens Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 13.66. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LSE:RFX' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.91   Med: 7.42   Max: 50.25
Current: 13.58


LSE:RFX's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
68.75% of 400 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 5.28 vs LSE:RFX: 13.58

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


Ramsdens Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ramsdens Holdings'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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Ramsdens Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Ramsdens Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 36.21 50.25 1.91 16.26 13.58

Ramsdens Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 3.35 10.63 20.19 13.43 13.66

Competitive Comparison of Ramsdens Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Ramsdens Holdings'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.


Ramsdens Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Ramsdens Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ramsdens Holdings 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.

Ramsdens Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Ramsdens Holdings's Interest Expense was £-0.83 Mil. Its Operating Income was £11.24 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £7.66 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*11.241/-0.828
=13.58

Ramsdens Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, Ramsdens Holdings's Interest Expense was £-0.53 Mil. Its Operating Income was £7.27 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £7.66 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*7.267/-0.532
=13.66

* 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.


Ramsdens Holdings  (LSE:RFX) 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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Ramsdens Holdings (LSE:RFX) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
The Parkway Centre, Unit 16, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, GBR, TS8 0TJ
Ramsdens Holdings PLC is a diversified financial services provider and retailer operating in the following core segments - Foreign currency segment which comprises the sale and purchase of foreign currency notes to holidaymakers; Pawnbroking segment, which involves providing a cash loan in return for jewellery and watches; Purchases of precious metals segment, involves buying unwanted jewellery, gold, and other precious metals from customers for cash; Retail Jewellery segment and Income from other financial services. Maximum revenue is generated by the Retail Jewellery segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United Kingdom.

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