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Almacenes Exito (FRA:7QX) Interest Coverage : 1.63 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Almacenes Exito 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. Almacenes Exito's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €35 Mil. Almacenes Exito's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €-21 Mil. Almacenes Exito's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.63. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

FRA:7QX' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.78   Med: 3.14   Max: 39.79
Current: 2.57


FRA:7QX's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
75.88% of 771 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 8.33 vs FRA:7QX: 2.57

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


Almacenes Exito Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Almacenes Exito'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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Almacenes Exito Interest Coverage Chart

Almacenes Exito 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 1.69 3.13 7.52 5.57 3.14

Almacenes Exito Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 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 1.30 6.78 1.37 1.55 1.63

Competitive Comparison of Almacenes Exito's Interest Coverage

For the Department Stores subindustry, Almacenes Exito'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.


Almacenes Exito's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Almacenes Exito's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Almacenes Exito's Interest Coverage falls into.



Almacenes Exito 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.

Almacenes Exito'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, Almacenes Exito's Interest Expense was €-81 Mil. Its Operating Income was €254 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €349 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*254.433/-80.976
=3.14

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

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Almacenes Exito's Interest Expense was €-21 Mil. Its Operating Income was €35 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €423 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*34.886/-21.416
=1.63

* 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.


Almacenes Exito  (FRA:7QX) 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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Almacenes Exito Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Carrera 48 No. 32 B Sur 139, Avenida Las Vegas, Envigado, COL, 3479
Almacenes Exito SA is a Colombian retailer that operates in its homeland and overseas. The company operates under three reportable segments Grupo Exito, Carulla, Low cost, and others in Colombia; Libertad in Argentina; and Disco, Devoto, and Geant chains in Uruguay. Exito has an omnichannel, multiformat, and multibrand model. Its store offerings include groceries and food, clothing, home appliances, oil-based liquid fuels, biofuels, personal care products, and home entertainment electronic and digital products.

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