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Starbucks (Starbucks) Interest Coverage

: 10.20 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Starbucks's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,430 Mil. Starbucks's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-140 Mil. Starbucks's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.20. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SBUX' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.47   Med: 17.09   Max: 47.53
Current: 10.23


SBUX's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
60.16% of 256 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 6.76 vs SBUX: 10.23

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


Starbucks Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Starbucks'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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Starbucks Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.83 3.47 9.91 9.17 10.00

Starbucks Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.26 8.76 10.80 11.08 10.20

Competitive Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Starbucks'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.


Starbucks Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Starbucks's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Starbucks 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.

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

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Starbucks's Interest Expense was $-550 Mil. Its Operating Income was $5,503 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $21,472 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*5502.9/-550.1
=10.00

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Starbucks's Interest Expense was $-140 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,430 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $21,704 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1429.5/-140.1
=10.20

* 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.


Starbucks  (NAS:SBUX) 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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Starbucks (Starbucks) Business Description

Address
2401 Utah Avenue South, Seattle, WA, USA, 98134
Starbucks is one of the most widely recognized restaurant brands in the world, operating more than 38,000 stores across more than 80 countries as of the end of fiscal 2023. The firm operates in three segments: North America, international markets, and channel development (grocery and ready-to-drink beverage). The coffee chain generates revenue from company-operated stores, royalties, sales of equipment and products to license partners, ready-to-drink beverages, packaged coffee sales, and single-serve products.
Executives
Sara Kelly officer: evp, chief partner officer 2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, SEATTLE WA 98134
Rachel Ruggeri officer: evp, cfo 2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, #800, SEATTLE WA 98134
Michael Aaron Conway officer: group president International 18 LOVETON CIRCLE, SPARKS MD 21152
Wei Zhang director RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION, 650 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Bradley E Lerman officer: evp, general counsel MEDTRONIC, INC., 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY MSLC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Beth Ford director C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY SCHOLASTIC CORP, 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10012
Zabrina Jenkins officer: Interim evp, general counsel C/O RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENT CORP., 11250 EL CAMINO REAL. SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Clara Shih director 2401 UTAH AVE S, # 800, SEATTLE WA 98134
Laxman Narasimhan officer: ceo-elect PEPSICO, INC., 700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD, PURCHASE NY 10577
Mellody L Hobson director C/O TELLABS, 1415 W DIEHL RD, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Allison Richard E Jr director 30 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DR, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Howard D Schultz director, officer: chairman, president and ceo 2401 UTAH AVE SOUTH, SEATTLE WA 98134
Angela Lis officer: evp, chief partner officer 2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, EX6, SEATTLE WA 98134
Kevin R Johnson director 2401 UTAH AVE. S, SUITE 800, SEATTLE WA 98134
Gina Woods officer: evp, Public Affairs 2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, #800, SEATTLE WA 98134

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