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Ridley (ASX:RIC) Interest Coverage : 5.73 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ridley 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. Ridley's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$21 Mil. Ridley's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$-4 Mil. Ridley's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.73. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ASX:RIC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.16   Med: 3.61   Max: 17.47
Current: 9.62


ASX:RIC's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
52.71% of 1383 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.52 vs ASX:RIC: 9.62

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


Ridley Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ridley'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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Ridley Interest Coverage Chart

Ridley Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.74 1.16 2.09 17.47 12.45

Ridley Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.76 35.72 9.73 14.01 5.73

Competitive Comparison of Ridley's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Ridley'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.


Ridley's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ridley's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ridley 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.

Ridley's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Ridley's Interest Expense was A$-5 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$63 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$77 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*63.394/-5.093
=12.45

Ridley's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Ridley's Interest Expense was A$-4 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$21 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$87 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*20.947/-3.655
=5.73

* 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.


Ridley  (ASX:RIC) 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 .


Ridley Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Ridley (ASX:RIC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
565 Bourke Street, Level 4, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3000
Ridley Corp Ltd engages in the production and marketing of stock feed and animal feed supplements. The company's operating segments include Bulk Stockfeeds and Packaged Feeds and Ingredients. The Bulk Stockfeeds segment comprises the Group's animal nutrition stockfeed solutions delivered in bulk. This includes monogastric and ruminant feeds, such as pellets, meals, concentrates, and premixes for poultry, pigs, dairy cattle, beef cattle, and sheep. Packaged Feeds and Ingredients segment comprises the Group's animal nutrition feed and ingredient solutions delivered in packaged form. This includes bagged poultry, dairy, dog, horse, and lifestyle animal feeds, as well as block and loose lick supplements; and aquafeed. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Bulk Stockfeeds segment.

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