Interest Expense per $100 Sales
If you grow sales by $100, how much goes to paying interest on loans? High numbers mean debt is eating your growth.
- How it's worked out
- (LTM Interest / LTM Sales) × 100
- Which way is better
- Lower is betterLower is better for cash.
Written by Mandy Walker, founder of Focus on Cash. Updated October 2026. This explanation comes from the glossary inside Focus on Cash, so it matches the words you see in the app.
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