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Genesco (Genesco) Interest Coverage

: 25.08 (As of Jan. 2024)
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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. Genesco's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $39 Mil. Genesco's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-2 Mil. Genesco's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 25.08. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

GCO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.16   Med: 32.22   Max: 75.66
Current: 2.16


GCO's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
79.55% of 753 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 7.85 vs GCO: 2.16

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


Genesco Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Genesco'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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Genesco Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 75.66 - 60.26 32.22 2.16

Genesco Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 38.76 - - 4.96 25.08

Competitive Comparison

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Genesco'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.


Genesco Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Genesco 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.

Genesco's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024, Genesco's Interest Expense was $-8 Mil. Its Operating Income was $17 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $394 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*16.78/-7.777
=2.16

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

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, Genesco's Interest Expense was $-2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $39 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $394 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*38.518/-1.536
=25.08

* 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.


Genesco  (NYSE:GCO) 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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Genesco (Genesco) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
535 Marriott Drive, Nashville, TN, USA, 37214
Genesco Inc sells footwear, headwear, sports apparel, and accessories. The company has four reportable segments namely Journeys Group, derives maximum revenue which comprised of Journeys, Journeys Kidz and Little Burgundy retail footwear chains, e-commerce operations, and catalog. Its Schuh Group comprised of the Schuh retail footwear chain and e-commerce operations. The Johnston & Murphy Group, comprised of Johnston & Murphy retail operations, e-commerce operations and catalog and wholesale distribution of products under the Johnston & Murphy and H.S. Trask brands. Licensed Brands, comprised of Dockers Footwear, under a license from Levi Strauss & Company.
Executives
Gregory A Sandfort director GENESCO INC., 535 MARRIOTT DRIVE, NASHVILLE TN 37214
Matthew C Diamond director
Daniel E Ewoldsen officer: Senior VP 535 MARRIOTT DRIVE, NASHVILLE TN 37214
Mimi Eckel Vaughn officer: Vice President C/O GENESCO INC, 535 MARRIOTT DRIVE, NASHVILLE TN 37214
Thomas George officer: Sr VP-Finance and Interim CFO 535 MARRIOTT DRIVE, NASHVILLE TN 37214
Matthew M Bilunas director C/O BEST BUY CO., INC., 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423
Carolyn Bojanowski director 79 CLYDE, SAN RAFAEL CA 94901
Kathleen Mason director GENESCO INC., 1415 MURFREESBORO ROAD, NASHVILLE TN 37217
Mary E Meixelsperger director 810 DSW DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43219
Angel R Martinez director C/O TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP, PO BOX 2353, ORLANDO FL 32802-2353
Marty G Dickens director
Thurgood Jr Marshall director 3000 K STREET N W, SUITE 300, WASHINGTON DC 20007-5116
John F Lambros director 535 MARRIOTT DRIVE, NASHVILLE TN 37214
Robert J Dennis officer: Senior Vice President GENESCO INC., 1415 MURFREESBORO ROAD, NASHVILLE TN 37217
Brently G. Baxter officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer C/O GENESCO INC., 535 MARRIOTT DRIVE, NASHVILLE TN 37214