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WK Kellogg Co (WK Kellogg Co) Interest Coverage : 5.75 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is WK Kellogg Co 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. WK Kellogg Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $46 Mil. WK Kellogg Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-8 Mil. WK Kellogg Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 5.75. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

KLG' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.28   Med: 5004.6   Max: No Debt
Current: 3.28


KLG's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
72.17% of 1369 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.41 vs KLG: 3.28

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


WK Kellogg Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for WK Kellogg Co'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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WK Kellogg Co Interest Coverage Chart

WK Kellogg Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
No Debt N/A N/A 9.20

WK Kellogg Co Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only N/A 1.89 N/A 2.10 5.75

Competitive Comparison of WK Kellogg Co's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, WK Kellogg Co'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.


WK Kellogg Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where WK Kellogg Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



WK Kellogg Co 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.

WK Kellogg Co'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, WK Kellogg Co's Interest Expense was $-10 Mil. Its Operating Income was $92 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $487 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*92/-10
=9.20

WK Kellogg Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, WK Kellogg Co's Interest Expense was $-8 Mil. Its Operating Income was $46 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $484 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*46/-8
=5.75

* 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.


WK Kellogg Co  (NYSE:KLG) 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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WK Kellogg Co (WK Kellogg Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Kellogg Square, Battle Creek, MI, USA, 49016
Website
WK Kellogg is the second-largest cereal manufacturer in North America. Its cereal brands include Special K, Frosted Flakes, Raisin Bran, Froot Loops, Frosted Mini Wheats, Kashi, Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Apple Jacks, and Bear Naked. The company was spun off from the former Kellogg business, now known as Kellanova, where the former firm's global snacks portfolio and international cereal are now housed. WK Kellogg, which began trading in October 2023, generates the bulk of its sales (about 88% of its proforma fiscal 2022 base) from its home turf.
Executives
Sherry Brice officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer C/O WK KELLOGG CO, ONE KELLOGG SQUARE, BATTLE CREEK MI 49016
Norma Barnes-euresti director ONE KELLOGG SQUARE, BATTLE CREEK MI 49016
David Mckinstray officer: Chief Financial Officer ONE KELLOGG SQUARE, BATTLE CREEK MI 49016
Doug Vandevelde officer: Chief Growth Officer ONE KELLOGG SQUARE, BATTLE CREEK MI 49016
Gary H Pilnick director, officer: President
Bruce Alan Brown officer: Chief Customer Officer ONE KELLOGG SQUARE, BATTLE CREEK MI 49016
Michael Corbo director C/O COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, 300 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mindy Sherwood director C/O WK KELLOGG CO, ONE KELLOGG SQUARE, BATTLE CREEK MI 49016
Julio N Nemeth director ONE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAZA, CINCINNATI OH 45202
R David Banyard director MYERS INDUSTRIES INC., 1293 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44301
Ramon Murguia director ONE MICHIGAN AVENUE EAST, BATTLE CREEK MI 49017-4058
Kellogg W K Foundation Trust 10 percent owner 50 S. LA SALLE ST., B-10, CHICAGO IL 60603
Kellogg W K Foundation 10 percent owner
G Zachary Gund director 14 NASSAU STREET, PRINETON NJ 08542
Ellanova 10 percent owner 412 N WELLS ST, CHICAGO IL 60654