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Bojangles (Bojangles) Interest Coverage : 8.28 (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is Bojangles 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. Bojangles's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was $11.2 Mil. Bojangles's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was $-1.4 Mil. Bojangles's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was 8.28. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


BOJA's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 6.79
* 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.


Bojangles Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bojangles'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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Bojangles Interest Coverage Chart

Bojangles Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Interest Coverage
5.17 5.71 6.40 9.01 8.46

Bojangles Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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Competitive Comparison of Bojangles's Interest Coverage

For the Restaurants subindustry, Bojangles'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.


Bojangles's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

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

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



Bojangles 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.

Bojangles's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017, Bojangles's Interest Expense was $-6.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $54.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $145.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2017 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2017 )
=-1*54.678/-6.463
=8.46

Bojangles's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2018, Bojangles's Interest Expense was $-1.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $11.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $116.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2018 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2018 )
=-1*11.213/-1.354
=8.28

* 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.


Bojangles  (NAS:BOJA) 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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Bojangles (Bojangles) Business Description

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Bojangles Inc operates and franchises hundreds of fast-casual restaurants specializing in Southern food. Breakfast is a major part of Bojangles' business, with almost 40% of total restaurant revenue generated before 11:00 a.m. Bojangles' offers the breakfast menu all day. The company has nearly 400 franchised restaurants and close to 300 company-operated restaurants, primarily located in the Southeastern United States. Nearly half of all restaurants are in North Carolina, and over 100 more are in South Carolina. The company's only international exposure is through a few franchises in Honduras.
Executives
Advent International Gpe Vi-b Lp 10 percent owner C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP, 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
Steven M Tadler director 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
William A Kussell director, other: Non-Exec Chairman of the Board C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, 75 STATE STREET 29TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02109
John Currie director 2285 CLARK DRIVE, VANCOUVER A1 V5N 3G9
Advent Partners Gpe Vi-a 2010 Limited Partnership 10 percent owner C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
Advent Partners Gpe Vi 2010 Limited Partnership 10 percent owner C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
Gpe Vi Gp (delaware) Limited Partnership 10 percent owner C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
Gpe Vi Gp Limited Partnership 10 percent owner C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
Advent Partners Gpe Vi 2009 Limited Partnership 10 percent owner 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
Advent Partners Gpe Vi-a Limited Partnership 10 percent owner 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
Advent Partners Gpe Vi 2008 Limited Partnership 10 percent owner 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
Advent International Gpe Vi-g Lp 10 percent owner C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP, 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
Hull Robert F Jr director 1605 CURTIS BRIDGE ROAD, WILKESBORO NC 28697
Advent International Gpe Vi-c Lp 10 percent owner C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP, 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
Advent International Gpe Vi-d Lp 10 percent owner C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP, 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199