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Accel Entertainment (Accel Entertainment) Interest Coverage : 2.95 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Accel Entertainment 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. Accel Entertainment's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $26 Mil. Accel Entertainment's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-9 Mil. Accel Entertainment's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.95. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ACEL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.04   Med: 3.86   Max: No Debt
Current: 3.1


ACEL's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
63.91% of 604 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 5.135 vs ACEL: 3.10

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


Accel Entertainment Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Accel Entertainment'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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Accel Entertainment Interest Coverage Chart

Accel Entertainment Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.04 - 5.53 4.48 3.24

Accel Entertainment Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 3.51 3.54 2.99 2.96 2.95

Competitive Comparison of Accel Entertainment's Interest Coverage

For the Gambling subindustry, Accel Entertainment'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.


Accel Entertainment's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Accel Entertainment's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Accel Entertainment 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.

Accel Entertainment'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, Accel Entertainment's Interest Expense was $-33 Mil. Its Operating Income was $107 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $514 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*107.407/-33.144
=3.24

Accel Entertainment's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Accel Entertainment's Interest Expense was $-9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $26 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $511 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*25.559/-8.66
=2.95

* 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.


Accel Entertainment  (NYSE:ACEL) 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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Accel Entertainment (Accel Entertainment) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
140 Tower Drive, Burr Ridge, Chicago, IL, USA, 60527
Accel Entertainment Inc is a distributed gaming operator in the United States. It is engaged in the installation, maintenance, and operation of video gaming terminals. The company offers products to restaurants, bars, taverns, convenience stores, liquor stores, truck stops, and grocery stores. It operates slot machines and amusement equipment. The company generates a majority of its revenue from net gaming. Net gaming revenue represents net cash received from gaming activities, which is the difference between gaming wins and losses. Net gaming revenue includes the amounts earned by location partners and is recognized at the time of gaming play.
Executives
David W. Ruttenberg director 140 TOWER DRIVE, BURR RIDGE IL 60527
Karl Mr. Peterson director, officer: President & CEO 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3300, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Derek Harmer officer: Secretary 140 TOWER DRIVE, BURR RIDGE IL 60527
Andrew H. Rubenstein director, officer: CEO, President 140 TOWER DRIVE, BURR RIDGE IL 60527
Gordon Rubenstein director 140 TOWER DRIVE, BURR RIDGE IL 60527
Christen Kozlik officer: Chief Accounting Officer 140 TOWER DR., BURR RIDGE IL 60527
Mathew Scot Ellis officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 140 TOWER DR., BURR RIDGE IL 60527
Brian M. Carroll officer: Chief Financial Officer 140 TOWER DRIVE, BURR RIDGE IL 60527
Dee M Robinson director 140 TOWER DRIVE, BURR RIDGE IL 60527
Michael Joseph Marino officer: Chief Commerical Officer 140 TOWER DRIVE, BURR RIDGE IL 60527
Ryan Hammer officer: President, Gaming Operations 140 TOWER DRIVE, BURR RIDGE IL 60527
Clairvest Group Inc 10 percent owner 22 ST. CLAIRE AVE., SUITE 1700 M4T 253, TORONTO ONTARIO
Brian Sampias officer: Controller 140 TOWER DRIVE, BURR RIDGE IL 60527
Eden Godsoe director 140 TOWER DRIVE, BURR RIDGE IL 60527
Kenneth Rotman director C/O CLAIRVEST GROUP INC, 22 ST. CLAIR AVENUE EAST, SUITE 1700, TORONTO A6 M4T 2S3