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The Middleby (The Middleby) Interest Coverage : 6.98 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is The Middleby 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. The Middleby's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $197 Mil. The Middleby's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-28 Mil. The Middleby's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.98. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

MIDD' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.96   Med: 9.3   Max: 19.53
Current: 6.12


MIDD's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
68.19% of 2301 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.79 vs MIDD: 6.12

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


The Middleby Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Middleby'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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The Middleby Interest Coverage Chart

The Middleby 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 6.53 4.96 10.01 7.78 6.12

The Middleby 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 7.57 5.62 6.10 5.82 6.98

Competitive Comparison of The Middleby's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, The Middleby'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.


The Middleby's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, The Middleby's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



The Middleby 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.

The Middleby'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, The Middleby's Interest Expense was $-120 Mil. Its Operating Income was $736 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,380 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*736.187/-120.348
=6.12

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, The Middleby's Interest Expense was $-28 Mil. Its Operating Income was $197 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,380 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*197.326/-28.277
=6.98

* 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.


The Middleby  (NAS:MIDD) 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 .


The Middleby Interest Coverage Related Terms

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The Middleby (The Middleby) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1400 Toastmaster Drive, Elgin, IL, USA, 60120
The Middleby Corp is engaged in designing, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and service of a broad line of foodservice equipment used in all types of commercial restaurants and institutional kitchens, food preparation, cooking, baking, chilling and packaging equipment for food processing operations, and premium kitchen equipment including ranges, ovens, refrigerators, ventilation, dishwashers and outdoor cooking equipment primarily used in the residential market. The company conducts its business through three principal business segments namely the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group, the Food Processing Equipment Group and the Residential Kitchen Equipment Group. The firm derives majority revenue from Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group segment.
Executives
Chapin Sarah Palisi director 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Pool Iii James K officer: Chief Technology and* 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Robert A Nerbonne director 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Miller John R Iii director C/O THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION, 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Matthew R Fuchsen officer: Chief Development Officer 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Brittany C Cerwin officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Cathy L Mccarthy director 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Nassem Ziyad director C/O MIDDLEBY CORPORATION, 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Timothy John Fitzgerald officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MIDDLEBY CORPORATON, 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Steve Spittle officer: Chief Commercial Officer 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Bryan E. Mittelman officer: Chief Accounting Officer THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION, 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Martin M Lindsay officer: Treasurer C/O THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION, 1400 TOASTMASTER DR, ELGIN IL 60120
Gordon Obrien director 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Robert B Lamb director C/O THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION, 1400 TOASTMASTER DR, ELGIN IL 60120
Selim A Bassoul director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O MIDDLEBY CORP, 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 8477413300

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