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Meikles (LSE:MIK) Interest Expense : $-8 Mil (TTM As of Aug. 2023)


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What is Meikles Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Meikles's interest expense for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was $ -7 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 was $-8 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. Meikles's Operating Income for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was $ -53 Mil. Meikles's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was $ -7 Mil. Meikles did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. 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.


Meikles Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Meikles'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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Meikles Interest Expense Chart

Meikles Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Mar11 Mar12 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21
Interest Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -8.42 -9.35 -0.28 -0.72 -1.05

Meikles Semi-Annual Data
Dec09 Mar11 Mar12 Sep12 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Aug23
Interest Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.63 -1.45 -0.74 -0.92 -6.63

Meikles 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 Aug. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-8 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.


Meikles  (LSE:MIK) 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.

Meikles's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was $-7 Mil. Its Operating Income for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was $-53 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was $63 Mil.

Meikles's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Meikles 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.


Meikles (LSE:MIK) Business Description

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Address
4 Steppes Road, Highlands, Harare, ZWE
Meikles Ltd is a Zimbabwe-based investment holding company. Its business segments include Supermarkets, Hotels, properties, and security guard operations. It is organized into two geographical segments, Zimbabwe, and non-Zimbabwe. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Supermarkets segment within Zimbabwe.