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Retail Food Group (ASX:RFG) Interest Coverage : 2.76 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Retail Food Group 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. Retail Food Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$6.1 Mil. Retail Food Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$-2.2 Mil. Retail Food Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.76. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


ASX:RFG's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 7.17
* 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.


Retail Food Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Retail Food Group'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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Retail Food Group Interest Coverage Chart

Retail Food Group Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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Retail Food Group Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Retail Food Group's Interest Coverage

For the Restaurants subindustry, Retail Food Group'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.


Retail Food Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Retail Food Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Retail Food Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Retail Food Group 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.

Retail Food Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Retail Food Group's Interest Expense was A$-2.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$-13.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$75.8 Mil.

Retail Food Group did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Retail Food Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Retail Food Group's Interest Expense was A$-2.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$6.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$79.2 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*6.141/-2.225
=2.76

* 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.


Retail Food Group  (ASX:RFG) 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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Retail Food Group (ASX:RFG) Business Description

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Address
35 Robina Town Centre Drive, Level 4, Robina, QLD, AUS, 4226
Retail Food Group Ltd owns, operates, and franchises restaurants primarily located in Australia. Retail Food Group's brands include Donut King, Michel's Patisserie, Brumby's Bakery, Esquires Coffee Houses, Gloria Jean's Coffees, Pizza Capers Gourmet Kitchen, and Crust Gourmet Pizza. The company generates roughly half its revenue from restaurants that it directly operates. Its major source of revenue is from franchise agreements. The Group's primary revenue streams include revenue from the sales of goods, revenue from the sale of franchise agreements, revenue from the sale of distribution rights, operating lease income, and other sources. Its segment is Bakery/Café Division, QSR Division, Coffee Retail Division and Di Bella Coffee. It generates maximum revenue from Coffee Retail Division.

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