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Mama`s Creations (Mama`s Creations) Interest Coverage : 27.68 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Mama`s Creations 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. Mama`s Creations's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $2.0 Mil. Mama`s Creations's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-0.1 Mil. Mama`s Creations's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 27.68. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mama`s Creations's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

MAMA' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.6   Med: 2.62   Max: 22.29
Current: 15.57


MAMA's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
61.87% of 1369 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.41 vs MAMA: 15.57

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


Mama`s Creations Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mama`s Creations'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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Mama`s Creations Interest Coverage Chart

Mama`s Creations Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.78 22.29 1.09 4.30 15.57

Mama`s Creations 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 9.52 10.62 12.17 20.82 27.68

Competitive Comparison of Mama`s Creations's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Mama`s Creations'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.


Mama`s Creations's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Mama`s Creations's Interest Coverage falls into.



Mama`s Creations 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.

Mama`s Creations's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024, Mama`s Creations's Interest Expense was $-0.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $8.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*8.89/-0.571
=15.57

Mama`s Creations's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, Mama`s Creations's Interest Expense was $-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*1.965/-0.071
=27.68

* 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.


Mama`s Creations  (NAS:MAMA) 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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Mama`s Creations (Mama`s Creations) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
25 Branca Road, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073
Mama`s Creations Inc is a marketer and manufacturer of fresh deli-prepared foods, found in over 8,400 grocery, mass, club, and convenience stores nationally. The Company's broad product portfolio, born from a rich history in Italian foods, now consists of a variety of high-quality, fresh, clean, and easy-to-prepare foods to address the needs of both consumers and retailers.
Executives
Matthew Brown director, 10 percent owner, officer: President 454 TILLOU ROAD, SOUTH ORANGE NJ 07079
Shirley Romig director TWO LANDMARK SQUARE, SUITE 300, STAMFORD CT 06901
Meghan Henson director RADNOR CORPORATE CENTER, BUILDING ONE, SUITE 200, 100 MATSONFORD ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
Adam Laurance Michaels director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 34 HASTINGS DRIVE, TENAFLY NJ 07670
Anthony Gruber officer: Chief Financial Officer 25 BRANCA ROAD, EAST RUTHERFORD NJ 07073
Haley Patrick Connor director 640 TAYLOR STREET, SUITE 2522, FORT WORTH TX 76102
David Mcguire director 10599 WILSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 307, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Dean Janeway director, officer: Vice-President 164 SUNSET LANE, MANTOLOKING NJ 08738
Carl T Wolf director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 627 INWOOD LANE, SOUTH ORANGE NJ 07079
Steven R. Burns director 635 PROSPECT STREET, MAPLEWOOD NJ 07040
Daniel Joseph Altobello director 6550 ROCK SPRING DR, SUITE 550, BETHESDA MD 20817
Thomas G. Toto director 34 BOURBON STREET, WAYNE NJ 07079
Lewis H Ochs officer: Vice-President of Finance 5102 CHESTERWOOD WAY, SOMERSET NJ 08873
Alfred D'agostino director 133 CUMBERLAND COURT, PARAMUS NJ 07652