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Flow Beverage (TSX:FLOW) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Flow Beverage 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. Flow Beverage's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was C$-13.10 Mil. Flow Beverage's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was C$-2.68 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 Flow Beverage's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


TSX:FLOW's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry.
Industry Median: 20.04
* 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.


Flow Beverage Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Flow Beverage'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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Flow Beverage Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Flow Beverage's Interest Coverage

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Flow Beverage'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.


Flow Beverage's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Flow Beverage's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Flow Beverage 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.

Flow Beverage's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023, Flow Beverage's Interest Expense was C$-3.32 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-38.35 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$27.48 Mil.

Flow Beverage did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Flow Beverage's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, Flow Beverage's Interest Expense was C$-2.68 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-13.10 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$38.43 Mil.

Flow Beverage 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.


Flow Beverage  (TSX:FLOW) 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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Flow Beverage (TSX:FLOW) Business Description

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Address
155 Industrial Parkway South, Unit 7-10, Aurora, ON, CAN, L4G 3G6
Flow Beverage Corp is a health and wellness-focused beverage company at the convergence of three important trends in the consumer-packaged goods industry including functional ingredients, sustainable packaging and supply chain and premium quality. It markets its premium alkaline spring water in Canada and the United States in original unflavoured and a range of organic flavors in various sizes.

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