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National Beverage (National Beverage) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is National Beverage 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. National Beverage's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $48 Mil. National Beverage's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. National Beverage Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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


FIZZ's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry.
Industry Median: 18.745
* 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.


National Beverage Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Beverage'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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National Beverage Interest Coverage Chart

National Beverage Annual Data
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National Beverage Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of National Beverage's Interest Coverage

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, National Beverage'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.


National Beverage's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, National Beverage's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



National Beverage 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.

National Beverage's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023, National Beverage's Interest Expense was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $187 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $30 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate National Beverage's interest coverage with the available data.

National Beverage's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, National Beverage's Interest Expense was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $48 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $45 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate National Beverage's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


National Beverage  (NAS:FIZZ) 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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National Beverage (National Beverage) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8100 SW Tenth Street, Suite 4000, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 33324
National Beverage Corp is a non-alcoholic beverage company in the U.S. Its portfolio skews toward functional drinks (that is those purporting to offer health benefits) and is anchored by the popular LaCroix sparkling water trademark. Other offerings include Rip It energy drinks, Everfresh juices, and soda brands like Shasta and Faygo. The firm controls the majority of its production and distribution apparatus, with very little outsourcing. In terms of go-to-market, it uses warehouse distribution for big-box retailers, direct-store delivery for convenience stores and other small outlets, and food-service distributors for the food-service channel (schools, hospitals, restaurants). It is controlled by chairman and CEO Nick Caporella, who owns over 73% of the common stock.
Executives
Cecil D Conlee director 950 E PACES FERRY RD, SUITE 2275, ATLANTA GA 30326
Stanley Michael Sheridan director 6203 PLUM DRIVE, WILLIAMSBURG MI 49690
Nick A Caporella director, 10 percent owner, officer: COB & CEO ONE NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, BUILDING A, 4TH FLOOR, PLANTATION FL 33324
Joseph G Caporella director, officer: President 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
Dennis L Thompson officer: EVP - Shasta Beverages, Inc. 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
Gregory P Cook officer: VP - CONTROLLER & CAO 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
Samuel C Hathorn director 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
Gregory I Roberts officer: EVP - National BevPak 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
George R Bracken officer: EVP Finance 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
Hagan John Ronald Jr officer: SEVP, Shasta Beverages, Inc. 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
Kloch Joseph P Jr director ONE NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, BUILDING A, 4TH FLOOR, PLANTATION FL 33324
Dean A Mccoy officer: Senior VP-Controller ONE NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, BUILDING A, 4TH FLOOR, PLANTATION FL 33324
Edward F Knecht officer: EVP - Procurement ONE NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, BUILDING A,, 4TH FLOOR, PLANTATION FL 33324
S Lee Kling director 1401 S BRENTWOOD BLVD, ST LOUIS MO 63144