ASBRF (Asahi Group Holdings) Interest Coverage : 3.65 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Asahi Group Holdings 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. Asahi Group Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $228 Mil. Asahi Group Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-62 Mil. Asahi Group Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 3.65. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ASBRF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.02 Med: 14.5 Max: 33.67
Current: 10.83

ASBRF's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
52.8% of 161 companies
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 10.28 vs ASBRF: 10.83

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

Asahi Group Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asahi Group Holdings'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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Asahi Group Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Asahi Group Holdings Annual Data

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9.02

11.44

12.60

13.52

12.94

Asahi Group Holdings Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Interest Coverage	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															6.37	11.61	21.94	13.90	3.65

Competitive Comparison of Asahi Group Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, Asahi Group Holdings'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.

Asahi Group Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Asahi Group Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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Asahi Group Holdings 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.

Asahi Group Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Asahi Group Holdings's Interest Expense was $-135 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,749 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,383 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
	=	-1	*	1749.207	/	-135.143
	=	12.94

Asahi Group Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Asahi Group Holdings's Interest Expense was $-62 Mil. Its Operating Income was $228 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,048 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
	=	-1	*	227.764	/	-62.352
	=	3.65

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Asahi Group Holdings (OTCPK:ASBRF) 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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Asahi Group Holdings Business Description

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Address

1-23-1, Azumabashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 130-8602

Website

http://www.asahigroup-holdings.com

Asahi is the largest brewer in Japan with a nearly 40% market share, led by its Super Dry beer brand. It also operates a wide range of alcoholic and soft beverage products as well as packaged foods, mainly in Japan. Overseas markets accounted for over half of the company's revenue and close to 60% of operating profit, with Australia and Europe being two major markets. It acquired SABMiller's brands including Peroni and Pilsner Urquell in Western and Central Europe in 2016 and 2017 from Anheuser-Busch InBev. In Australia, Asahi holds market leaderships across beer and soft drinks segments, through its acquisitions of Schweppes Australia in 2009 and Carlton & United Breweries in 2020.