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Restaurant Brands International LP (TSX:QSP.UN) Interest Coverage : 3.13 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Restaurant Brands International LP 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 LP's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$660 Mil. Restaurant Brands International LP's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$-211 Mil. Restaurant Brands International LP'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 LP's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:QSP.UN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.33   Med: 3.7   Max: 4
Current: 3.59


TSX:QSP.UN's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
65.5% of 258 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 6.76 vs TSX:QSP.UN: 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 LP Interest Coverage Historical Data

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

Restaurant Brands International LP 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 3.88 3.24 4.00 3.95 3.59

Restaurant Brands International LP 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 LP's Interest Coverage

For the Restaurants subindustry, Restaurant Brands International LP'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 LP's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

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

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



Restaurant Brands International LP 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 LP'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 LP's Interest Expense was C$-798 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$2,867 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$19,141 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2866.999/-798.252
=3.59

Restaurant Brands International LP'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 LP's Interest Expense was C$-211 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$660 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$19,141 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*660.067/-210.631
=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 LP  (TSX:QSP.UN) 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 LP (TSX:QSP.UN) Business Description

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Address
130 King Street West, Suite 300, P.O. Box 339, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5X 1E1
Restaurant Brands International LP is a Canada-based firm. It owns, operates and franchises quick-service restaurants and possesses market recognition. It operates in three segments namely; Tim Hortons; Burger King; and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. Its business generates revenue from franchise revenues; property revenues from properties it leases or subleases to franchisees; and sales at restaurants owned by the company. In addition, the Tim Hortons business generates a vast majority of the revenue from sales to franchisees related to its supply chain operations, including manufacturing, procurement, warehousing, and distribution, as well as sales to retailers.

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