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CMPGF (Compass Group) Interest Coverage : 7.32 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Compass 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. Compass Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was $1,150 Mil. Compass Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-157 Mil. Compass Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 7.32. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CMPGF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.66   Med: 12.3   Max: 14.63
Current: 8.92


CMPGF's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
58.85% of 260 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 6.8 vs CMPGF: 8.92

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


Compass Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Compass 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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Compass Group Interest Coverage Chart

Compass Group Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.66 6.55 12.87 10.89 8.88

Compass Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
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 11.48 9.58 11.97 10.78 7.32

Competitive Comparison of Compass Group's Interest Coverage

For the Restaurants subindustry, Compass 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.


Compass Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

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

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



Compass 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.

Compass Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024, Compass Group's Interest Expense was $-286 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2,540 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,816 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*2540/-286
=8.88

Compass Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2024, Compass Group's Interest Expense was $-157 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,150 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,816 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*1150/-157
=7.32

* 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.


Compass Group  (OTCPK:CMPGF) 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 .


Compass Group Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Compass Group Business Description

Address
Guildford Street, Compass House, Chertsey, Surrey, GBR, KT16 9BQ
Compass Group is the largest food-service company globally, operating in 33 countries with annual sales of more than $30 billion. Compass' model is to operate on-premises catering facilities, rather than centralized industrial kitchens. Food service is Compass' focus and contributes more than 85% of revenue. Compass also has its own group purchasing organization Foodbuy, responsible for over $30 billion in spending in the US per year. The company also provides premium support services to clients.

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