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AFC Group Holdings (NZSE:AFC) Interest Coverage : 3.58 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is AFC Group Holdings 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. AFC Group Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was NZ$0.19 Mil. AFC Group Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was NZ$-0.05 Mil. AFC Group Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.58. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. AFC Group Holdings Ltd interest coverage is 1.12, which is low.

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

NZSE:AFC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.12   Med: 5000.56   Max: No Debt
Current: 1.12


NZSE:AFC's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 8.49 vs NZSE:AFC: 1.12

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


AFC Group Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for AFC Group Holdings'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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AFC Group Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

AFC Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
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AFC Group Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 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 - 2.69 - - 3.58

Competitive Comparison of AFC Group Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Food Distribution subindustry, AFC Group Holdings'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.


AFC Group Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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



AFC Group Holdings 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.

AFC Group Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024, AFC Group Holdings's Interest Expense was NZ$-0.08 Mil. Its Operating Income was NZ$0.08 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NZ$0.04 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*0.084/-0.075
=1.12

AFC Group Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Mar. 2024, AFC Group Holdings's Interest Expense was NZ$-0.05 Mil. Its Operating Income was NZ$0.19 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NZ$0.04 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*0.186/-0.052
=3.58

* 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.


AFC Group Holdings  (NZSE:AFC) 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 .


AFC Group Holdings Interest Coverage Related Terms

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AFC Group Holdings (NZSE:AFC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Level 15, Tower 2, 205 Queen Street, Auckland, NZL, 1010
AFC Group Holdings Ltd operates in the production, manufacture, distribution, and purchase of food, health, and cosmetic products. The business activities of the group are operated through International Marketing; Vineyard and Winery; Corporate; and Manufacturing segments. International Marketing segment which generates majority revenue sources packaged food, cosmetics, and health products. Vineyard and Winery segment produces and sells a number of varietals and blends of wine. The corporate segment provides accounting, management, and administration services. Manufacturing segment covers a face-mask production line.