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Berentzen-Gruppe AG (Berentzen-Gruppe AG) Interest Coverage : 2.79 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Berentzen-Gruppe AG 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. Berentzen-Gruppe AG's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.4 Mil. Berentzen-Gruppe AG's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.7 Mil. Berentzen-Gruppe AG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.79. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Berentzen-Gruppe AG's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BRTZF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.39   Med: 3.37   Max: 5.41
Current: 2.2


BRTZF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
88.27% of 162 companies
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 8.685 vs BRTZF: 2.20

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


Berentzen-Gruppe AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Berentzen-Gruppe AG'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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Berentzen-Gruppe AG Interest Coverage Chart

Berentzen-Gruppe AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.41 4.08 5.38 5.08 2.20

Berentzen-Gruppe AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.14 5.45 4.85 1.36 2.79

Competitive Comparison of Berentzen-Gruppe AG's Interest Coverage

For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, Berentzen-Gruppe AG'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.


Berentzen-Gruppe AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Berentzen-Gruppe AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Berentzen-Gruppe AG's Interest Coverage falls into.



Berentzen-Gruppe AG 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.

Berentzen-Gruppe AG'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, Berentzen-Gruppe AG's Interest Expense was $-4.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $9.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*9.935/-4.519
=2.20

Berentzen-Gruppe AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Berentzen-Gruppe AG's Interest Expense was $-2.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was $7.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*7.385/-2.65
=2.79

* 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.


Berentzen-Gruppe AG  (OTCPK:BRTZF) 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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Berentzen-Gruppe AG (Berentzen-Gruppe AG) Business Description

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Address
Ritterstrasse 7, Haselunne, DEU, 49740
Berentzen-Gruppe AG engages in the production and distribution of spirits, and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Its products comprise liquors, brandies, vodka, lemonades, fruit juices, bio soft drinks, and mineral water. It operates through the Spirits, Non-Alcoholic Beverages, Fresh Juice Systems and Other segments. The Spirits segment which generates the majority of revenue focuses on the marketing and distribution of domestic branded spirits and export and private label brands. The Non Alcoholic Beverages segment distributes and markets beverages such as soft drinks, juices, and water. Fresh Juice Systems develops, markets, distributes and sells fruit presses, oranges and filling containers. Other segments includes the tourism, events and webshop business of the Berentzen Group.

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