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The Container Store Group (The Container Store Group) Interest Coverage : 0.24 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is The Container Store Group 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. The Container Store Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.2 Mil. The Container Store Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-5.2 Mil. The Container Store Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.24. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. The Container Store Group Incs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

TCS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.74   Med: 2.62   Max: 9.88
Current: 0.74


TCS's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
95.49% of 754 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 7.83 vs TCS: 0.74

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


The Container Store Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Container Store Group'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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The Container Store Group Interest Coverage Chart

The Container Store Group Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.96 2.37 5.79 9.88 4.47

The Container Store Group 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 2.53 3.66 - 1.22 0.24

Competitive Comparison of The Container Store Group's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, The Container Store Group'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.


The Container Store Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Container Store Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Container Store Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



The Container Store Group 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.

The Container Store Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, The Container Store Group's Interest Expense was $-16.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $72.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $477.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*72.245/-16.171
=4.47

The Container Store Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, The Container Store Group's Interest Expense was $-5.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $494.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1.22/-5.151
=0.24

* 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.


The Container Store Group  (NYSE:TCS) 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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The Container Store Group (The Container Store Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 Freeport Parkway, Coppell, TX, USA, 75019
The Container Store Group Inc is a U.S. based specialty retailer of storage and organization products and solutions. It offers a collection of multifunctional and customizable storage and organization solutions. The company consists of two segments., The Container store segment which consists of retail stores, website and call center, as well as installation and organizational services business, and The Elfa segment which involves designing and manufacturing of component-based shelving and drawer systems and made-to-measure sliding doors. It derives a majority of the revenue from the Container store segment. The company sells its products in the US and other countries.
Executives
Satish Malhotra director, officer: CEO & President C/O CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC., 550 FREEPORT PARKWAY, COPPELL TX 75019
Robert E Jordan director C/O SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO., 2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75235
Dhritiman Saha officer: Chief Information Officer C/O CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC., 500 FREEPORT PARKWAY, COPPELL TX 75019
Jeffrey A Miller officer: VICE PRESIDENT & CAO C/O THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC., 500 FREEPORT PARKWAY, COPPELL TX 75019
Stacey Shively officer: Chief Merchandising Officer C/O THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC., 500 FREEPORT PARKWAY, COPPELL TX 75019
Green Equity Investors V, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Nicole Beth Otto director C/O CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC., 500 FREEPORT PARKWAY, COPPELL TX 75019
Tony Laday director 6820 LBJ FREEWAY, DALLAS TX 75240
Lisa Klinger director C/O THE FRESH MARKET, INC., 628 GREEN VALLEY ROAD, SUITE 500, GREENSBORO NC 27408
Wendi Christine Sturgis director C/O THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC., 500 FREEPORT PARKWAY, COPPELL TX 75019
Caryl Stern director C/O THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC., 500 FREEPORT PARKWAY, COPPELL TX 75019
Melissa Collins officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer C/O THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC., 500 FREEPORT PARKWAY, COPPELL TX 75019
Timothy John Flynn director, 10 percent owner 11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
John Kristofer Galashan director, 10 percent owner LEONARD, GREEN & PARTNERS, 11111 SANTA MONICA BLVD., SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
John Gehre officer: SEE REMARKS C/O THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC., 500 FREEPORT PARKWAY, COPPELL TX 75019