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Craft Brew Alliance (Craft Brew Alliance) Interest Coverage : 2.75 (As of Jun. 2020)


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What is Craft Brew Alliance 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. Craft Brew Alliance's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2020 was $0.8 Mil. Craft Brew Alliance's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2020 was $-0.3 Mil. Craft Brew Alliance's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was 2.75. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


BREW's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry.
Industry Median: 8.86
* 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.


Craft Brew Alliance Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Craft Brew Alliance'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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Craft Brew Alliance Interest Coverage Chart

Craft Brew Alliance Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Interest Coverage
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Craft Brew Alliance Quarterly Data
Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20
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Competitive Comparison of Craft Brew Alliance's Interest Coverage

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, Craft Brew Alliance'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.


Craft Brew Alliance's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Craft Brew Alliance's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Craft Brew Alliance's Interest Coverage falls into.



Craft Brew Alliance 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.

Craft Brew Alliance's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019, Craft Brew Alliance's Interest Expense was $-1.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-18.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $57.0 Mil.

Craft Brew Alliance did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Craft Brew Alliance's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2020, Craft Brew Alliance's Interest Expense was $-0.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $76.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2020 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2020 )
=-1*0.84/-0.306
=2.75

* 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.


Craft Brew Alliance  (NAS:BREW) 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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Craft Brew Alliance (Craft Brew Alliance) Business Description

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Address
929 North Russell Street, Portland, OR, USA, 97227-1733
Craft Brew Alliance Inc is a craft brewing company and a leader in brewing, and branding American craft beers. The company's brand portfolio consists of Redhook Brewery, Widmer Brothers Brewing, Kona Brewing Company, Omission Beer, Square Mile Cider Company, and Resignation Brewery. The crafts beers are brewed and packed in the location such as Portland, Oregon the Seattle suburb of Woodinville, Washington; Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Its segments are Beer Related operations and Brewpubs operations. The majority of the revenue is derived from brewing, and domestic and international sales, of craft beers and ciders.
Executives
Matthew Edgar Gilbertson director 125 WEST 24TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10011
Timothy P Boyle director 14375 NW SCIENCE PARK DRIVE, PORTLAND OR 97229
Christine Nicol Perich officer: Chief Financial & Strategy Off 1413 LINDEN LAKE ROAD FORT COLLINS CO 80524
Jacqueline S Woodward director 180 LINDEN ROAD PINEHURST NC 28374
Edwin A Smith officer: Principal Accounting Officer 929 NORTH RUSSELL STREET PORTLAND OR 97227
Nickolas A Mills director ONE BUSCH PLACE ST. LOUIS MO 63118
Derek Y Hahm officer: Chief Commercial Officer 929 NORTH RUSSELL STREET PORTLAND OR 97227
J Scott Mennen officer: Chief Operating Officer 929 NORTH RUSSELL STREET PORTLAND OR 97227
Kenneth C Kunze officer: Chief Marketing Officer 929 NORTH RUSSELL STREET PORTLAND OR 97227
Andrew J. Thomas officer: Chief Executive Officer 929 N. RUSSELL STREET PORTLAND OR 97227
Marc J Cramer director P.O. BOX 4525 PORTLAND OR 97208
Kevin R Kelly director 929 NORTH RUSSELL STREET PORTLAND OR 97227
David R Lord director 929 N RUSSELL STREET PORTLAND OR 97227
Paul D Davis director 4211 WILLIAMS AVENUE NORTH RENTON WA 98056
Vieira Joao Paulo Falcao director 125 WEST 24TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10011