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Sow Good (Sow Good) Interest Coverage : 2.22 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Sow Good 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. Sow Good's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.93 Mil. Sow Good's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.42 Mil. Sow Good's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.22. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SOWG' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.35   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: 0.35


SOWG's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
98.27% of 1386 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.54 vs SOWG: 0.35

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


Sow Good Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sow Good'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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Sow Good Interest Coverage Chart

Sow Good Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Sow Good Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of Sow Good's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Sow Good'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.


Sow Good's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sow Good's Interest Coverage falls into.



Sow Good 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.

Sow Good'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, Sow Good's Interest Expense was $-1.84 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.22 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8.44 Mil.

Sow Good did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Sow Good's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Sow Good's Interest Expense was $-0.42 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.93 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8.46 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*0.929/-0.419
=2.22

* 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.


Sow Good  (NAS:SOWG) 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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Sow Good (Sow Good) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1440 N Union Bower Road, Irving, TX, USA, 75061
Sow Good Inc is engaged in manufacturing and marketing freeze-dried snacks, smoothies, and soups.
Executives
Joe Mueller director 6927 ALTAMONTE DRIVE, ROGERS AR 72758
Ira Goldfarb director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairman (1) 1918 N. OLIVE ST, DALLAS TX 75201
Brad Berman director, 10 percent owner C/O LAKES ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 130 CHESHIRE LANE, MINNETONKA MN 55305
Claudia Goldfarb director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer (2) 1918 N. OLIVE STREET, APT. 3302, DALLAS TX 75201
Lyle Berman director, 10 percent owner 10275 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, MINNETONKA MN 55305
Timothy James Creed director 3418 GOLF CLUB LN., NASHVILLE TN 37215
Brad Burke officer: Interim CFO 4049 PURDUE AVE, DALLAS TX 77225
Chris Ludeman director 6154 PARK LANE, DALLAS TX 75225
Greg Creed director 1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
S-fdf, Llc 10 percent owner 1440 N. UNION BOWER RD., IRVIN TX 75061
Benjamin S Oehler director 10275 WAYZATA BLVD. SUITE 100, MINNETONKA MN 55305
Joseph J Lahti director 2975 SOMERSET LANE, LONG LAKE MN 55356
Kenneth Decubellis officer: Chief Executive Officer 10275 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 310, MINNETONKA MN 55305
Neil I Sell 10 percent owner 3300 WELLS FARGO CENTER, 90 SOUTH 7TH STREET, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Michael Eisele officer: Chief Operating Officer 10275 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, MINNETONKA MN 55305