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Fiesta Restaurant Group (Fiesta Restaurant Group) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Fiesta Restaurant 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. Fiesta Restaurant Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $4.8 Mil. Fiesta Restaurant Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


FRGI'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.


Fiesta Restaurant Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fiesta Restaurant 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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Fiesta Restaurant Group Interest Coverage Chart

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Fiesta Restaurant Group Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Fiesta Restaurant Group's Interest Coverage

For the Restaurants subindustry, Fiesta Restaurant 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.


Fiesta Restaurant Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Fiesta Restaurant Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Fiesta Restaurant 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.

Fiesta Restaurant Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Fiesta Restaurant Group's Interest Expense was $-0.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-12.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $155.7 Mil.

Fiesta Restaurant Group did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Fiesta Restaurant Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2023, Fiesta Restaurant Group's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $4.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $153.0 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Fiesta Restaurant Group'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.


Fiesta Restaurant Group  (NAS:FRGI) 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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Fiesta Restaurant Group (Fiesta Restaurant Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
14800 Landmark Boulevard, Suite 500, Dallas, TX, USA, 75254
Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc owns two fast-casual restaurant brands: Pollo Tropical, which offers Caribbean-inspired food; and Taco Cabana, which offers Mexican food. Collectively, the company owns and operates more than 300 restaurants in the southern United States. Roughly three-quarters of all Pollo Tropical restaurants are located in Florida. Taco Cabana restaurants are located almost exclusively in Texas. The company also franchises restaurants in Central and South America, which account for a very small portion of total company revenue.
Executives
Nirmal K Tripathy director THE TJX COMPANIES, INC., 770 COCHITUATE ROAD, FRAMINGHAM MA 01701
Tyler Yoesting officer: Vice President and Acting CFO C/O FIESTA RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., 14800 LANDMARK BLVD., SUITE 500, DALLAS TX 75254
Ulyses Camacho officer: See Remarks C/O FIESTA RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., 14800 LANDMARK BLVD., SUITE 500, DALLAS TX 75254
Eladio Romeo officer: See Remarks C/O FIESTA RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., 14800 LANDMARK BLVD., SUITE 500, DALLAS TX 75254
Patricia Lopez-calleja officer: SVP, Guest Engagement C/O FIESTA RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., 14800 LANDMARK BLVD., SUITE 500, DALLAS TX 75254
Andrew Rechtschaffen director C/O OBREM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 733 THIRD AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Cheri Kinder officer: VP, Corporate Controller 14800 LANDMARK BOULEVARD, SUITE 500, ADDISON TX 75254
Louis Dipietro officer: SVP, GC and Secretary 35 PARK STREET, NORFOLK MA 02056
Anthony Dinkins officer: SVP of Human Resources 14800 LANDMARK BLVD., SUITE 500, DALLAS TX 75254
Hope Diaz officer: See Remarks C/O FIESTA RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., 14800 LANDMARK BLVD., SUITE 500, DALLAS TX 75254
Dirk A Montgomery officer: SVP, CFO and Treasurer C/O HEALTH INSURANCE INNOVATIONS, INC., 15438 N. FLORIDA AVE., SUITE 201, TAMPA FL 33613
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 10 percent owner 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Richard C. Stockinger officer: CEO and President C/O BENIHANA INC., 8685 N.W. 53RD TERRACE, MIAMI FL 33166
Sherrill Kaplan director C/O FIESTA RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., 14800 LANDMARK BOULEVARD, SUITE 500, DALLAS TX 75254
Joseph Brink officer: VP, Chief Procurement Officer 14800 LANDMARK BLVD., SUITE 500, DALLAS TX 75254