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First Watch Restaurant Group (First Watch Restaurant Group) Interest Coverage : 3.61 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is First Watch Restaurant 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. First Watch Restaurant Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.2 Mil. First Watch Restaurant Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.3 Mil. First Watch Restaurant Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.61. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

FWRG' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.07   Med: 3.89   Max: 5.68
Current: 5.46


FWRG's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
55.98% of 259 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 6.79 vs FWRG: 5.46

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


First Watch Restaurant Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Watch Restaurant 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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First Watch Restaurant Group Interest Coverage Chart

First Watch Restaurant Group Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
- - 1.07 3.89 5.68

First Watch Restaurant Group Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of First Watch Restaurant Group's Interest Coverage

For the Restaurants subindustry, First Watch Restaurant 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.


First Watch Restaurant Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where First Watch Restaurant Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



First Watch Restaurant 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.

First Watch Restaurant 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, First Watch Restaurant Group's Interest Expense was $-8.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $45.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $561.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*45.773/-8.063
=5.68

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, First Watch Restaurant Group's Interest Expense was $-2.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $8.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $561.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*8.2/-2.271
=3.61

* 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.


First Watch Restaurant Group  (NAS:FWRG) 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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First Watch Restaurant Group (First Watch Restaurant Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
8725 Pendery Place, Suite 201, Bradenton, FL, USA, 34201
First Watch Restaurant Group Inc is a daytime restaurant concept serving made-to-order breakfast, brunch, and lunch using fresh ingredients. It generates revenues from Restaurant sales and Franchise revenues.
Executives
William A Kussell director C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, 75 STATE STREET 29TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02109
Christopher Anthony Tomasso director, officer: President and CEO C/O FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., 8725 PENDERY PLACE, SUITE 201, BRADENTON FL 34201
Matthew Eisenacher officer: Chief Brand Officer 8725 PENDERY PLACE, STE. 201, BRADENTON FL 34201
Irene Chang Britt director CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY, ONE CAMPBELL PLACE, CAMDEN NJ 08103
Advent International Corp/ma 10 percent owner 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
David Paresky director ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, PRUDENTIAL TOWER, 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Tricia Glynn director C/O ADVENT INERNATIONAL CORPORATION, PRUDENTIAL TOWER, 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Advent International Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
Michael James White director C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, PRUDENTIAL TOWER, 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Advent Partners Gpe Vii-b Cayman Limited Partnership 10 percent owner C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, 75 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Stephanie Lilak director C/O DUNKIN' BRANDS, INC., 130 ROYALL STREET, CANTON MA 02021
Hope H Melville Iii officer: CFO and Treasurer AFC ENTERPRISES INC, SIX CONCOURSE PKWY STE 1700, ATLANTA GA 30328-5352
Middleton Calum Alasdair Johnstone officer: Chief Strategy Officer C/O FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., 8725 PENDERY PLACE, SUITE 201, BRADENTON FL 34201
Gpe Viii Gp Limited Partnership 10 percent owner C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP., 75 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Gpe Viii Gp S.a.r.l. 10 percent owner CO ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199