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Bakkavor Group (LSE:BAKK) Interest Coverage : 3.62 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Bakkavor 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. Bakkavor Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £51 Mil. Bakkavor Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £-14 Mil. Bakkavor Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.62. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LSE:BAKK' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.45   Med: 4.08   Max: 7.57
Current: 3.45


LSE:BAKK's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
71.7% of 1378 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.68 vs LSE:BAKK: 3.45

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


Bakkavor Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bakkavor 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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Bakkavor Group Interest Coverage Chart

Bakkavor Group 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 4.42 3.98 5.53 4.17 3.45

Bakkavor Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 5.79 4.61 3.85 3.26 3.62

Competitive Comparison of Bakkavor Group's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Bakkavor 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.


Bakkavor Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Bakkavor Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bakkavor 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.

Bakkavor Group'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, Bakkavor Group's Interest Expense was £-27 Mil. Its Operating Income was £94 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £319 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*94.4/-27.4
=3.45

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Bakkavor Group's Interest Expense was £-14 Mil. Its Operating Income was £51 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £319 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*51/-14.1
=3.62

* 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.


Bakkavor Group  (LSE:BAKK) 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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Bakkavor Group (LSE:BAKK) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8 Mortimer Street, Fitzroy Place, 5th Floor, London, GBR, W1T 3JJ
Bakkavor Group PLC manufactures and markets a wide variety of freshly prepared food, covering a range of categories including meals, desserts, pizza & bread and salads. Some of its other products include soups & sauces, bread & dips, food-to-go, salads, fresh-cut salads, sandwiches & wraps, and bakery products. Its customers include grocery retailers as well as international food brands. Its geographical segments are the United Kingdom, United States, and China, of which the most of its revenue comes from the United Kingdom.

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