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SUPERVALU (SUPERVALU) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Aug. 2018)


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What is SUPERVALU 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. SUPERVALU's Operating Income for the three months ended in Aug. 2018 was $-62 Mil. SUPERVALU's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Aug. 2018 was $-26 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


SVU's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 9.26
* 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.


SUPERVALU Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for SUPERVALU'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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SUPERVALU Interest Coverage Chart

SUPERVALU Annual Data
Trend Feb09 Feb10 Feb11 Feb12 Feb13 Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.04 1.03 1.48 1.37 1.57

SUPERVALU Quarterly Data
Nov13 Feb14 May14 Aug14 Nov14 Feb15 May15 Aug15 Nov15 Feb16 May16 Aug16 Nov16 Feb17 May17 Aug17 Nov17 Feb18 May18 Aug18
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 0.57 1.39 3.36 - -

Competitive Comparison of SUPERVALU's Interest Coverage

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, SUPERVALU'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.


SUPERVALU's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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



SUPERVALU 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.

SUPERVALU's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2018, SUPERVALU's Interest Expense was $-123 Mil. Its Operating Income was $193 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,873 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Feb. 2018 )/Interest Expense (A: Feb. 2018 )
=-1*193/-123
=1.57

SUPERVALU's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Aug. 2018, SUPERVALU's Interest Expense was $-26 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-62 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,557 Mil.

SUPERVALU did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


SUPERVALU  (NYSE:SVU) 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 .


SUPERVALU Interest Coverage Related Terms

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SUPERVALU (SUPERVALU) Business Description

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Supervalu is a U.S.-based company that consists of two segments: wholesale and retail. The wholesale segment provides wholesale distribution and logistics services to independent retail customers. The retail segment operates through region-based banners, including Cub Foods, Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, Shop 'n Save, Farm Fresh, and Hornbacher's, along with a few Rainbow and County Market stores. The company provides a broad range of goods, such as grocery, general merchandise, pharmacy, and home, health, and beauty care. The company focuses its business in the domestic market.
Executives
Mathew Pendo director C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 333 S. GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Frank A Savage director 7075 FLYING CLOUD DRIVE, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
De Luzuriaga Francesca Ruiz director C/O OFFICE DEPOT, INC., 6600 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, BOCA RATON, FL X1 33496
Irwin Cohen director BARBARA BUISMAN 11840 VALLEY VIEW ROAD EDEN PRAIREI MN 55344
Philip L Francis director AT HOME GROUP INC., 1600 EAST PLANO PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75074
Mary A Winston director 557 BROADWAY, C/O SCHOLASTIC CORP, NEW YORK NY 10012
David William Johnson officer: VP Controller - CAO 11840 VALLEY VIEW ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Donald R Chappel director 600 PEACHTREE STREET N.E.,, 55TH FLOOR, ATLANTA GA 30308
Eric G Johnson director BALDWIN RICHARDSON FOODS CO, 20201 S LAGRANGE RD, FRANKFORT IL 60423
Susan S Grafton officer: SVP Chief Accounting Officer 11840 VALLEY VIEW ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55397
Bruce H Besanko officer: EVP Chief Oper Officer and CFO N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Karla C Robertson officer: EVP General Counsel 11840 VALLEY VIEW ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Sam K Duncan director, officer: Advisor to the Board 11840 VALLEY VIEW ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Matthew E Rubel director 3231 SE SIXTH AVENUE, TOPEKA KS 66607
Jana Partners Llc 10 percent owner 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10153

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