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Jeronimo Martins SGPS (Jeronimo Martins SGPS) Interest Coverage : 9.06 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Jeronimo Martins SGPS 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. Jeronimo Martins SGPS's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $316 Mil. Jeronimo Martins SGPS's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-35 Mil. Jeronimo Martins SGPS's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.06. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

JRONY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.5   Med: 10.17   Max: 44.08
Current: 6.61


JRONY's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
55.73% of 253 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 8.83 vs JRONY: 6.61

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


Jeronimo Martins SGPS Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jeronimo Martins SGPS'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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Jeronimo Martins SGPS Interest Coverage Chart

Jeronimo Martins SGPS Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.51 4.50 5.58 6.07 5.16

Jeronimo Martins SGPS Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 9.85 4.98 9.00 5.25 9.06

Competitive Comparison of Jeronimo Martins SGPS's Interest Coverage

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Jeronimo Martins SGPS'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.


Jeronimo Martins SGPS's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Jeronimo Martins SGPS's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Jeronimo Martins SGPS's Interest Coverage falls into.



Jeronimo Martins SGPS 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.

Jeronimo Martins SGPS'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, Jeronimo Martins SGPS's Interest Expense was $-258 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,333 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,417 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1332.606/-258.451
=5.16

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Jeronimo Martins SGPS's Interest Expense was $-35 Mil. Its Operating Income was $316 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,417 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*316.249/-34.896
=9.06

* 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.


Jeronimo Martins SGPS  (OTCPK:JRONY) 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 .


Jeronimo Martins SGPS Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Jeronimo Martins SGPS (Jeronimo Martins SGPS) Business Description

Address
Rua Actor Antonio Silva, No. 7, Lisboa, PRT, 1649-033
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA operates in food distribution, agribusiness, and other businesses. The food distribution business is the group's main activity, which consists of retail and wholesale operations under the brand's Pingo Doce and Recheio in Portugal, Poland, and Colombia. The group has five segments. Portugal Retail: comprises the business unit of JMR (Pingo Doce supermarkets), Portugal Cash & Carry: includes the wholesale business unit Recheio, Poland Retail: the business unit which operates under the Biedronka banner, Colombia Retail: the business unit which operates under Ara banner, & Others, eliminations and adjustments. The majority of revenue is derived from the Poland retail segment.

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