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Kitwave Group (STU:8R9) Interest Coverage : 3.81 (As of Apr. 2024)


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What is Kitwave Group 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. Kitwave Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Apr. 2024 was €10.7 Mil. Kitwave Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Apr. 2024 was €-2.8 Mil. Kitwave Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was 3.81. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

STU:8R9' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.83   Med: 3.24   Max: 7.96
Current: 5.7


STU:8R9's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
60.24% of 249 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 9.14 vs STU:8R9: 5.70

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


Kitwave Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kitwave Group'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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Kitwave Group Interest Coverage Chart

Kitwave Group Annual Data
Trend Apr18 Apr19 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Interest Coverage
2.83 3.19 3.24 7.96 6.48

Kitwave Group Semi-Annual Data
Apr18 Apr19 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23 Apr24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 5.90 9.61 5.14 7.50 3.81

Competitive Comparison of Kitwave Group's Interest Coverage

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Kitwave Group'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.


Kitwave Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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



Kitwave Group 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.

Kitwave Group'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, Kitwave Group's Interest Expense was €-5.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was €33.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €53.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Oct. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Oct. 2023 )
=-1*33.658/-5.196
=6.48

Kitwave Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Apr. 2024, Kitwave Group's Interest Expense was €-2.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was €10.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €56.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Apr. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Apr. 2024 )
=-1*10.729/-2.819
=3.81

* 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.


Kitwave Group  (STU:8R9) 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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Kitwave Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Narvik Way, Unit S3, Tyne Tunnel Estate, North Shields, Tyne & Wear, GBR, NE29 7XJ
Kitwave Group PLC is an independent, delivered wholesale business that supports delivery throughout the UK, specializing in selling and delivering impulse products such as confectionery, soft drinks, snacks, ice cream, frozen and chilled foods, alcohol, groceries, and tobacco. The company's reportable segments include Ambient, Frozen and chilled, and Foodservice.

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