TIMES INTEREST EARNED - TIE
Metric used in gauging a firm’s capacity to meet its debt obligations that is computed by getting its earnings before and after taxes, then dividing it by the total interest expense. Normally quoted as a ratio, it states the number of times a company can repay its interest charges on a pretax basis. Also called fixed-charged coverage and interest coverage ratio.
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Net Sales
It refers to the gross revenues minus returns and discounts of a company. It is the amount presented in an income statement under sales revenue.
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| 07:00 | Leading Indicators | May | |
| 10:00 | Ifo Business Climate Index | Jul | |
| 10:00 | Ifo Current Assessment | Jul | |
| 10:00 | IFO - Expectations | Jul | |
| 10:00 | Private Sector Credit | Jun | |
| 10:00 | M3 Money Supply | Jun | |
| 12:00 | CBI retail sales volume balance | Jul | |
| 14:30 | Durable Goods Orders | Jun | |
| 01:01 | BRC Shop Price Index | Jul |
