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CPB (The Campbell's Co) Interest Coverage : 4.02 (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is The Campbell's Co 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. The Campbell's Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $354 Mil. The Campbell's Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $-88 Mil. The Campbell's Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 4.02. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CPB' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.02   Med: 6.06   Max: 11.97
Current: 3.89


CPB's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
68.28% of 1466 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.53 vs CPB: 3.89

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


The Campbell's Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Campbell's Co'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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The Campbell's Co Interest Coverage Chart

The Campbell's Co Annual Data
Trend Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.75 6.05 6.07 6.98 4.92

The Campbell's Co Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
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 7.13 3.90 3.07 4.55 4.02

Competitive Comparison of The Campbell's Co's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, The Campbell's Co'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.


The Campbell's Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The Campbell's Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Campbell's Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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The Campbell's Co 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.

The Campbell's Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2024, The Campbell's Co's Interest Expense was $-249 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,226 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,029 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jul. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Jul. 2024 )
=-1*1226/-249
=4.92

The Campbell's Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2025, The Campbell's Co's Interest Expense was $-88 Mil. Its Operating Income was $354 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,496 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2025 )
=-1*354/-88
=4.02

* 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.


The Campbell's Co  (NAS:CPB) 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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The Campbell's Co Business Description

Address
1 Campbell Place, Camden, NJ, USA, 08103-1799
Over the past 150-plus years, Campbell has evolved into a leading packaged food manufacturer in North America, with a portfolio that extends beyond its iconic red-and-white labeled canned soup. In fiscal 2024, snacks accounted for nearly half of its revenue, followed by soup (28%), other simple meals (17%), and beverages (7%). Outside its namesake, its brands include Pepperidge Farm, Goldfish, Snyder's of Hanover, Swanson, Pacific Foods, Prego, Pace, V8, and recently acquired Rao's (a deal that closed in March 2024). Around 90% of its revenue results from the US and the remainder from Canada and Latin America.
Executives
Anthony Sanzio officer: Executive Vice President 1 CAMPBELL PLACE, CAMDEN NJ 08103
Stanley Polomski officer: Vice President and Controller ONE CAMPBELL PLACE, CAMDEN NJ 08103
Carrie L Anderson officer: Executive Vice President & CFO 3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Adam Grey Ciongoli officer: Senior Vice President ONE CAMPBELL PLACE, CAMDEN NJ 08103
Bennett Jr Dorrance director 1, CAMPBELL PLACE, CAMDEN NJ 08103
Craig Slavtcheff officer: Senior Vice President 1 CAMPBELL PLACE, CAMDEN NJ 08103
Daniel L Poland officer: EVP, Chief Supply Chain Off. 399 JEFFERSON ROAD, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
May Diane Johnson officer: Executive VP & CHRO C/O KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Grant Hill director 121 ORANGE AVE, SUITE 1500, ORLANDO FL 32801
Valerie Oswalt officer: Executive Vice President 1 CAMPBELL PLACE, ATTN: LEGAL DEPARTMENT, CAMDEN NJ 08103
Mick J Beekhuizen officer: Senior Vice President & CFO C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO., 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
Robert Furbee officer: Senior Vice President ONE CAMPBELL PLACE, CAMDEN NJ 08103
Randall W Larrimore director OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLAZA, SUITE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Christopher Foley officer: Senior Vice President CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY, ONE CAMPBELL PLACE, CAMDEN NJ 08103
John P Bilbrey director