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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. Collins Foods's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Apr. 2026 was A$0 Mil. Collins Foods's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Apr. 2026 was A$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.
The historical rank and industry rank for Collins Foods's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
ASX:CKF's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 6.61 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.
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 .
Collins Foods Interest Coverage Related Terms
Collins Foods Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Collins Foods'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.
ASX:CKF vs MCD, SBUX, YUM: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Restaurants subindustry, Collins Foods'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.
Collins Foods Interest Coverage vs Restaurants Industry
For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Collins Foods's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Collins Foods's Interest Coverage falls into.
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:
GuruFocus does not calculate Collins Foods'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.
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Collins Foods stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of A$8.38 is trading 18.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of A$10.29.
GuruFocus considers Collins Foods to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for ASX:CKF:
Interest Coverage: N/A
GF Value™: A$10.29 vs. price of A$8.38 (18.6% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ASX:CKF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Collins Foods is an operator of quick service restaurants, or QSRs. It franchises restaurant brands from US-listed Yum Brands, including KFC in Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands. Revenue and earnings are largely generated in Australia, where Collins is the largest KFC franchisee. Earnings growth is underpinned by its store network expansion, both new restaurants and acquisitions of existing sites. Competitive pricing is key to maintaining share in the QSR market, and the company has generally increased at or below consumer price index growth.
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