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Goodfellow (TSX:GDL) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Goodfellow 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. Goodfellow's Operating Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was C$-0.1 Mil. Goodfellow's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was C$-0.2 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSX:GDL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.69   Med: 11.32   Max: 37.85
Current: 14.58


TSX:GDL's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
69.65% of 201 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 5.94 vs TSX:GDL: 14.58

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


Goodfellow Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Goodfellow'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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Goodfellow Interest Coverage Chart

Goodfellow Annual Data
Trend Aug13 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.47 13.33 37.85 26.14 15.78

Goodfellow Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 - 15.73 19.30 13.35 -

Competitive Comparison of Goodfellow's Interest Coverage

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Goodfellow'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.


Goodfellow's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Goodfellow's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Goodfellow 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.

Goodfellow's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023, Goodfellow's Interest Expense was C$-1.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$22.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$8.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Nov. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Nov. 2023 )
=-1*22.519/-1.427
=15.78

Goodfellow's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Feb. 2024, Goodfellow's Interest Expense was C$-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-0.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$7.9 Mil.

Goodfellow did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Goodfellow  (TSX:GDL) 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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Goodfellow (TSX:GDL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
225 Goodfellow Street, Delson, QC, CAN, J5B 1V5
Goodfellow Inc is engaged in various business activities related to remanufacturing and distribution of lumber and wood products. The Company manages its operations under one operating segment i.e. sale of Lumber, Specialty and commodity panels, Flooring and Building materials. Majority of company's revenue is generated from sale of Lumber. The company operates in Canada and The United States; majority revenue is generated from Canada.
Executives
Robert F. Hall Director

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