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Blue Star Foods (Blue Star Foods) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Blue Star Foods 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. Blue Star Foods's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.84 Mil. Blue Star Foods's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.34 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 Blue Star Foods's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


BSFC's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 8.635
* 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.


Blue Star Foods Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blue Star Foods'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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Blue Star Foods Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Blue Star Foods's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Blue Star Foods's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

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Blue Star Foods's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Blue Star Foods's Interest Coverage falls into.



Blue Star Foods 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.

Blue Star Foods's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Blue Star Foods's Interest Expense was $-1.77 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-4.23 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.57 Mil.

Blue Star Foods did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Blue Star Foods's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Blue Star Foods's Interest Expense was $-0.34 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.84 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.61 Mil.

Blue Star Foods 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.


Blue Star Foods  (NAS:BSFC) 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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Blue Star Foods (Blue Star Foods) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3000 NW,109th Avenue, Miami, FL, USA, 33172
Blue Star Foods Corp is an international seafood company based in Miami. It imports, packages, and sells refrigerated pasteurized crab meat, and other premium seafood products. The company derives revenue from importing blue and red swimming crab meat from Indonesia, Philippines and China and distributing it in the United States and Canada under several premium brand names such as Blue Star, Oceanica, Pacifika, Crab & Go, First Choice, Good Stuff and Coastal Pride Fresh. The Company's products are sold in the United States and Canada.
Executives
Nubar Herian director 1120 NW 165TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33169
Jeffrey J Guzy director 3130 19TH STREET, NORTH, ARLINGTON VA 22201
Trond K. Ringstad director 1511 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 788, SEATTLE WA 98101
John R Keeler director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairman 3000 NW 109TH AVE, MIAMI FL 33172
Juan Carlos Dalto director 3059 TOWNSGATE ROAD, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
Miozotis Ponce officer: Chief Operating Officer 3000 NW 109 AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33172
Silvia Sosa Alana officer: Chief Financial Officer 3000 NW 109 AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33172
Timothy Andrew Mclellan director 11016 MILL CREEK WAY, #2407, FORT MYERS FL 33913
Christopher Constable director, officer: CFO, Treasurer and Secretary 3000 NW 109TH AVE, MIAMI FL 33172
Carlos Faria director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO 3000 NW 109TH AVE, MIAMI FL 33172
Laura E Anthony director, 10 percent owner, officer: Former CFO Director+10% Holder LAURA ANTHONY, 120 S. OLIVE AVE, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Howard Gostfrand director, 10 percent owner, officer: Former CEO Director+10% Holder 625 N. FLAGLER DRIVE, SUITE 600, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401