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Boston Beer Co (Boston Beer Co) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Boston Beer Co 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. Boston Beer Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-24 Mil. Boston Beer Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 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. Boston Beer Co Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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


SAM'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.


Boston Beer Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Boston Beer Co'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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Boston Beer Co Interest Coverage Chart

Boston Beer Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Boston Beer Co Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Boston Beer Co's Interest Coverage

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, Boston Beer Co'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.


Boston Beer Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Boston Beer Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Boston Beer Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Boston Beer Co 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.

Boston Beer Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Boston Beer Co's Interest Expense was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $122 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $36 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Boston Beer Co's interest coverage with the available data.

Boston Beer Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Boston Beer Co's Interest Expense was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-24 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $36 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Boston Beer Co'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.


Boston Beer Co  (NYSE:SAM) 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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Boston Beer Co (Boston Beer Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Design Center Place, Suite 850, Boston, MA, USA, 02210
Boston Beer is a top player in high-end malt beverages and adjacent categories in the U.S., with strong positions in craft beer, flavored malt beverage, hard cider, and hard seltzer. The bulk of volume and revenue is concentrated in four brands, including Samuel Adams, Angry Orchard, Twisted Tea, and Truly Hard Seltzer. Beverages are produced using a hybrid model leveraging both in-house capacities and third-party breweries through contract arrangements. While the firm is required to use distributors to reach end markets including retailers and on-premises operators, it also employs 500 internal sales representatives to educate the market about its products. The firm generates over 95% of sales in the U.S.
Executives
Carolyn L. O'boyle officer: Chief People Officer THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, INC., ONE DESIGN CENTER PL., STE. 850, BOSTON MA 02210
Diego Reynoso officer: CFO and Treasurer 7078 SHADY OAK ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Calagione Samuel A. Iii officer: Founder & Brewer, Dogfish Head THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, INC., ONE DESIGN CENTER PL., STE. 850, BOSTON MA 02210
John C Geist officer: VP of Sales ONE DESIGN CENTER PLACE, SUITE 850, BOSTON MA 02210
Cynthia Swanson director 1529 OAK STREET, SARASOTA FL 34236
David A Burwick director 32 AUTUMN LANE, NEW CANAAN CT 06840
Philip A. Hodges officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, INC., ONE DESIGN CENTER PL., STE. 850, BOSTON MA 02210
Matthew Donal Murphy officer: CAO & Interim CFO THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, ONE DESIGN CENTER PLACE, SUITE 850, BOSTON MA 02210
Annette N Fritsch officer: VP of Product Design and R&D THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, INC., ONE DESIGN CENTER PLACE, SUITE 850, BOSTON 2J 02210
David L. Grinnell officer: Vice President of Brewing THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, INC., ONE DESIGN CENTER PLACE, STE. 850, BOSTON MA 02170
Quincy B Troupe officer: Senior VP, Supply Chain C/O THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, 1 DESIGN CENTER PLACE, SUITE 850, BOSTON MA 02210
C James Koch director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman C/O THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, ONE DESIGN CENTER PLACE, SUITE 850, BOSTON MA 02210
Jean Michel Valette director 28 MAPLE AVE, KENTFIELD CT 06897
Cynthia A Fisher director 186 PARK STREET, NEWTON MA 02458
Tara L. Heath officer: Vice President, Legal THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY, INC., 1 DESIGN CENTER PL., STE. 850, BOSTON MA 02210