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Restaurant Brands International (Restaurant Brands International) Interest Coverage : 3.13 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Restaurant Brands International 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. Restaurant Brands International's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $492 Mil. Restaurant Brands International's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-157 Mil. Restaurant Brands International's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.13. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

QSR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.33   Med: 3.75   Max: 4
Current: 3.59


QSR's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
66.41% of 256 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 6.835 vs QSR: 3.59

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


Restaurant Brands International Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Restaurant Brands International'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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Restaurant Brands International Interest Coverage Chart

Restaurant Brands International Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.80 3.21 4.00 3.95 3.59

Restaurant Brands International Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 3.47 3.42 3.80 4.03 3.13

Competitive Comparison of Restaurant Brands International's Interest Coverage

For the Restaurants subindustry, Restaurant Brands International'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.


Restaurant Brands International's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Restaurant Brands International's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Restaurant Brands International's Interest Coverage falls into.



Restaurant Brands International 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.

Restaurant Brands International'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, Restaurant Brands International's Interest Expense was $-595 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2,137 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $14,267 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2137/-595
=3.59

Restaurant Brands International's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Restaurant Brands International's Interest Expense was $-157 Mil. Its Operating Income was $492 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $14,267 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*492/-157
=3.13

* 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.


Restaurant Brands International  (NYSE:QSR) 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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Restaurant Brands International (Restaurant Brands International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
130 King Street West, Suite 300, P.O. Box 339, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5X 1E1
Restaurant Brands International is one of the largest restaurant companies in the world, with approximately $39 billion in 2022 systemwide sales across a footprint that spanned nearly 30,000 restaurants and more than 100 countries. The firm generates revenue primarily from retail sales at its company-owned restaurants, royalty fees and lease income from franchised stores, and from its Tim Hortons supply chain operations. Formed in 2014 after 3G Capital's acquisition of Tim Hortons International, the Restaurant Brands portfolio now includes Burger King (19,000 units), Tim Hortons (5,600 units), Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (4,100 units) and Firehouse Subs (1,250 units) as of year-end 2022.
Executives
Axel Mr Schwan officer: Pres., Tim Hortons Americas 5505 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126
Jeffrey Housman officer: See Remarks C/O RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC., 5707 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126
Joshua Kobza officer: Chief Financial Officer 5505 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126
David Chan Shear officer: President, International C/O RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC., 5707 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126
Thomas Benjamin Curtis officer: See Remarks 30 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DR, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Duncan Fulton officer: Chief Corporate Officer C/O RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC., 5707 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126
Jacqueline Friesner officer: See Remarks 5505 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126
Jill Granat officer: See Remarks 5505 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126
Matthew Dunnigan officer: CFO 5505 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126
Sami A. Siddiqui officer: Brand Pres., Popeyes, Americas C/O RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC., 5707 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126
J Patrick Doyle officer: Executive Chairman 8701 COLLINS AVENUE UNIT 1202, MIAMI BEACH FL 33154
Jordana Fribourg director C/O RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC., 5707 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126
Ali Hedayat director 5505 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126
Jose E. Cil officer: See Remarks 5505 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126
Cristina Farjallat director 130 KING STREET WEST, SUITE 300, TORONTO Z4 M5X 1E1