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Sanderson Farms (Sanderson Farms) Interest Coverage : 756.51 (As of Apr. 2022)


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What is Sanderson Farms 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. Sanderson Farms's Operating Income for the three months ended in Apr. 2022 was $429 Mil. Sanderson Farms's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Apr. 2022 was $-1 Mil. Sanderson Farms's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2022 was 756.51. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


SAFM's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 8.55
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Sanderson Farms Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sanderson Farms'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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Sanderson Farms Interest Coverage Chart

Sanderson Farms Annual Data
Trend Oct12 Oct13 Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21
Interest Coverage
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Sanderson Farms Quarterly Data
Jul17 Oct17 Jan18 Apr18 Jul18 Oct18 Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22
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Competitive Comparison of Sanderson Farms's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Sanderson Farms'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.


Sanderson Farms's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sanderson Farms's Interest Coverage falls into.



Sanderson Farms 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.

Sanderson Farms's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2021, Sanderson Farms's Interest Expense was $-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $632 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Oct. 2021 )/Interest Expense (A: Oct. 2021 )
=-1*632.078/-2.534
=249.44

Sanderson Farms's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Apr. 2022, Sanderson Farms's Interest Expense was $-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $429 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Apr. 2022 )/Interest Expense (Q: Apr. 2022 )
=-1*428.943/-0.567
=756.51

* 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.


Sanderson Farms  (NAS:SAFM) 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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Sanderson Farms (Sanderson Farms) Business Description

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Address
127 Flynt Road, Laurel, MS, USA, 39443
Sanderson Farms Inc is a dressed-chicken processor in the United States, producing and selling a variety of fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken products to grocers, food-service operators, and distributors. Most revenue is generated in the Southeastern, Southwestern, Northeastern, and Western United States. The company's product portfolio consists of tray packs and large birds, catering to grocery and food-service customers. It sells chill-packed, ice-packed, bulk-packed, and frozen chicken in whole, cut-up, and boneless form under the brand name Sanderson Farms to retailers, distributors, and casual dining operators in the United States.
Executives
Toni D Cooley director 253 OLD JACKSON ROAD, MADISON MS 39110
Phil K Livingston director C/O SANDERSON FARM 225 N 13TH AVE LAUREL MS 39441-0998
John Bierbusse director 3500 NORTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE #14A CHICAGO IL 60657
Lampkin Butts director, officer: Vice President, Sales C/O SANDERSON FARM 225 N 13TH AVE LAUREL MS 39441-0998
Robert C Khayat director PO BOX 1848 UNIVERSITY MS 38677
Sonia Perez director 127 FLYNT ROAD, LAUREL MS 39443
Jones Gail Pittman director C/O SANDERSON FARMS INC PO BOX 988 225 N 13TH AVE LAUREL MS 39441-0988
Green Edith Kelly director 3131 DEMOCRAT ROAD BLDG B206, MEMPHIS TN 38118
John David Barksdale director 127 FLYNT ROAD, LAUREL MS 39443
Banks Fred L Jr director 111 EAST CAPITOL STREET SUITE 600 JACKSON MS 39201-2122
Dianne Mooney director 7449 ASHLAND LANE BIRMINGHAM AL 35242
Suzanne T Mestayer director 1100 POYDRAS STREET NEW ORLEANS LA 70163
D Michael Cockrell director, officer: Treasurer & CFO C/O SANDERSON FARM 225 N 13TH AVE LAUREL MS 39441-0998
Beverly W Hogan director
Baker John H Iii director C/O SANDERSON FARMS INC 225 N 13TH AVE LAUREL MS 39441

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