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Mission Produce (Mission Produce) Interest Coverage : 2.42 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Mission Produce 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. Mission Produce's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $8.0 Mil. Mission Produce's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-3.3 Mil. Mission Produce's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 2.42. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

AVO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.59   Med: 6.84   Max: 16.46
Current: 2


AVO's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
84.52% of 252 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 8.81 vs AVO: 2.00

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


Mission Produce Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mission Produce'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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Mission Produce Interest Coverage Chart

Mission Produce Annual Data
Trend Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 10.34 10.21 16.46 2.24 0.59

Mission Produce Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 - - 3.44 2.18 2.42

Competitive Comparison of Mission Produce's Interest Coverage

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Mission Produce'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.


Mission Produce's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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



Mission Produce 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.

Mission Produce'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, Mission Produce's Interest Expense was $-11.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $6.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $236.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Oct. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Oct. 2023 )
=-1*6.9/-11.6
=0.59

Mission Produce's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, Mission Produce's Interest Expense was $-3.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $8.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $245.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*8/-3.3
=2.42

* 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.


Mission Produce  (NAS:AVO) 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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Mission Produce (Mission Produce) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2710 Camino Del Sol, Oxnard, CA, USA, 93030
Mission Produce Inc is engaged in the business of producing and distributing avocados, serving retail, wholesale, and food service customers. Also, the company provides additional services like ripening, bagging, custom packing, and logistical management. The company's operating segments include Marketing and Distribution and International Farming and Blueberries. It generates maximum revenue from the Marketing and Distribution segment. The Marketing and Distribution segment sources fruit mainly from growers and then distributes fruit through a distribution network.
Executives
Bryan E Giles officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER C/O MISSION PRODUCE, INC., 2500 E. VINEYARD AVENUE, SUITE 300, OXNARD CA 93036
Stephen J Barnard director, officer: PRESIDENT AND CEO C/O MISSION PRODUCE, INC., 2500 E. VINEYARD AVENUE, SUITE 300, OXNARD CA 93036
Tony B Sarsam director 850 76TH STREET SW, PO BOX 8700, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49518
Luis A Gonzalez director, 10 percent owner C/O MISSION PRODUCE,INC., 2500 E. VINEYARD AVENUE, SUITE 300, OXNARD CA 93036
Juan R Wiesner officer: See Remarks C/O MISSION PRODUCE, INC., 2500 E. VINEYARD AVENUE, SUITE 300, OXNARD CA 93036
Timothy Bulow officer: President and COO 2710 CAMINO DEL SOL, OXNARD CA 93030
Bonnie Cruickshank Lind director 3460 PRESTON RIDGE ROAD, ALPHARETTA GA 30005
Shaunte Danielle Mears-watkins director 2710 CAMINO DEL SOL, OXNARD CA 93030
Joanne C Wu officer: General Counsel and Secretary C/O MISSION PRODUCE, INC., 2710 CAMINO DEL SOL, OXNARD CA 93030
Michael A Browne officer: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER C/O MISSION PRODUCE, INC., 2500 E. VINEYARD AVENUE, SUITE 300, OXNARD CA 93036
Jay A Pack director C/O MISSION PRODUCE, INC., 2500 E. VINEYARD AVENUE, SUITE 300, OXNARD CA 93036
Steve A Beebe director C/O MISSION PRODUCE, INC., 2500 E. VINEYARD AVENUE, SUITE 300, OXNARD CA 93036
Ross W Wileman officer: See Remarks C/O MISSION PRODUCE, INC., 2500 E. VINEYARD AVENUE, SUITE 300, OXNARD CA 93036
Bruce C. Taylor director, 10 percent owner C/O TAYLOR FARMS, 911-B BLANCO CIRCLE, SALINAS CA 93901
Linda B Segre director 2180 RUTHERFORD ROAD, CARLSBAD CA 92008