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J&J Snack Foods (J&J Snack Foods) Financial Strength

: 8 (As of Dec. 2023)
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J&J Snack Foods has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

J&J Snack Foods Corp shows strong financial strength.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

J&J Snack Foods's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 17.29. J&J Snack Foods's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.11. As of today, J&J Snack Foods's Altman Z-Score is 6.69.


Competitive Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, J&J Snack Foods's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


J&J Snack Foods Financial Strength Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, J&J Snack Foods's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where J&J Snack Foods's Financial Strength falls into.



J&J Snack Foods Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

J&J Snack Foods's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $10 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $129 Mil.

J&J Snack Foods's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*9.683/-0.56
=17.29

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

J&J Snack Foods's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(18.093 + 129.175) / 1393.232
=0.11

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

J&J Snack Foods has a Z-score of 6.69, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 6.69 is strong.

* 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.


J&J Snack Foods  (NAS:JJSF) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

J&J Snack Foods has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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J&J Snack Foods (J&J Snack Foods) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
350 Fellowship Road, Mt. Laurel, NJ, USA, 08054
J&J Snack Foods Corp manufactures, markets, and distributes snack foods and beverages to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets. The company's products include frozen beverages, juice, fruit bars, sorbet, cakes, and cookies that are distributed to various consumers, including restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores, universities, theaters, and theme parks. The company operates in three business segments: food service, which sells snacks, desserts, and baked goods at the point-of-sale; retail supermarkets, which sells frozen and prepackaged products to supermarkets; and frozen beverages, which sells frozen beverages under brands Icee, Slush puppie, and Parrot ice in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
Executives
Dan Fachner officer: President, ICEE 1205 DUPONT CIRCLE, ONTARIO CA 91761-7817
Marjorie Shreiber Roshkoff director 6000 CENTRAL HIGHWAY, PENNSAUKEN NJ 08109
Mary Lou Kehoe officer: VP, Human Resources 9 GITHENS LANE, LUMBERTON NJ 08048
Stephen Every officer: COO, The ICEE Co C/O J & J SNACK FOODS CORP., 6000 CENTRAL HIGHWAY, PENNSAUKEN PA 08109
Robert Cranmer officer: Senior VP, Operations 3 EAST DICKENS COURT, JACKSON NJ 08527
Mary Meder director 201 S. 18TH ST #2416, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Gerald B Shreiber director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO 6000 CENTRAL HIGHWAY, PENNSAUKEN NJ 08109
Roy Christopher Jackson director 1040 BRICKYARD LANE, GREENSBORO GA 30642
Michael A Pollner officer: SVP, General Counsel & Secy. C/O KNOLL, INC., 1235 WATER STREET, EAST GREENVILLE PA 18041
Robert Joseph Pape officer: Senior Vice President 6000 CENTRAL HIGHWAY, PENNSAUKEN NJ 08109
2021 Irrevocable Trust For Gerald B. Shreiber 10 percent owner 6000 CENTRAL HIGHWAY, PENNSAUKEN PA 08109
Lynwood Mallard officer: Senior Vice President and CMO C/O J & J SNACK FOODS CORP., 6000 CENTRAL HIGHWAY, PENNSAUKEN NJ 08109
Dennis G Moore director, officer: Sr. Vice President 6000 CNTRAL HIGHWAY, PENNSAUKEN NJ 08109
Robert M Radano director, officer: Senior Vice President 6000 CNTRAL HIGHWAY, PENNSAUKEN NJ 08109
Ken Allen Plunk officer: Senior Vice President and CFO 6000 CENTRAL HIGHWAY, PENNSAUKEN NJ 08109