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Sears Holdings (Sears Holdings) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Oct. 2018)


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What is Sears 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. Sears Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Oct. 2018 was $-494.00 Mil. Sears Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Oct. 2018 was $-178.00 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 Sears Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SHLDW's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 7.81
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Sears Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sears 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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Sears Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Sears Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Department Stores subindustry, Sears 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.


Sears Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sears Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sears 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.

Sears Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2018, Sears Holdings's Interest Expense was $-396.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1,936.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,496.00 Mil.

Sears Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Sears Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Oct. 2018, Sears Holdings's Interest Expense was $-178.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-494.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,203.00 Mil.

Sears Holdings 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.


Sears Holdings  (NAS:SHLDW) 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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Sears Holdings (Sears Holdings) Business Description

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Sears Holdings Corporation is an America-based retailer that integrates the digital and physical shopping experiences for consumers. The company operates through retail store brands Sears and Kmart. Sears provides a broad range of home merchandise, apparel, automotive products and home services through both online and offline channels across the United States, and it owns proprietary brands, including Kenmore, Craftsman, and DieHard. Kmart is a mass merchandising firm, offering quality products to customers through exclusive brands. The majority of the company's revenue comes from the domestic market.

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