SJM (JM Smucker Co) Interest Coverage : 4.91 (As of Jan. 2025)

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What is JM Smucker 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. JM Smucker Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $469 Mil. JM Smucker Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $-95 Mil. JM Smucker Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 4.91. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SJM' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.33 Med: 7.39 Max: 10.39
Current: 4.33

SJM's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
66.17% of 1472 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.76 vs SJM: 4.33

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

JM Smucker Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for JM Smucker 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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JM Smucker Co Interest Coverage Chart

JM Smucker Co Annual Data

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6.83

7.83

7.29

7.77

5.48

JM Smucker 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															3.97	4.42	3.55	4.47	4.91

Competitive Comparison of JM Smucker Co's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, JM Smucker Co's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

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JM Smucker Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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JM Smucker 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.

JM Smucker Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2024, JM Smucker Co's Interest Expense was $-264 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,449 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,917 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Apr. 2024 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Apr. 2024 )
	=	-1	*	1448.9	/	-264.3
	=	5.48

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

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2025, JM Smucker Co's Interest Expense was $-95 Mil. Its Operating Income was $469 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,475 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2025 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2025 )
	=	-1	*	468.8	/	-95.4
	=	4.91

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

JM Smucker Co (NYSE:SJM) 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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JM Smucker Co Business Description

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Address

One Strawberry Lane, Orrville, OH, USA, 44667-0280

Website

https://www.jmsmucker.com

J.M. Smucker is a packaged food company that primarily sells through the US retail channel (78% of fiscal 2024 revenue came through its retail pet foods, coffee, and frozen handheld/spreads segments), with the remaining share consisting of Hostess and international (primarily Canada). Retail coffee is its largest category (33% of sales) with brands Folgers and Dunkin'. Pet foods (22% of sales) holds leading brands like Milk-Bone and Meow Mix. Of its remaining, approximately 22% comes from consumer foods, primarily peanut butter and jelly, through brands Jif and Smucker's. The company acquired Hostess Brands in fiscal 2024 to boost its snack and convenience store presence.

Executives

Jill R Penrose	officer: Chief People & Admin Officer	ONE STRAWBERRY LANE, ORRVILLE OH 44667
Jeannette L Knudsen	officer: Chief Legal & Compliance Offic	ONE STRAWBERRY LANE, ORRVILLE OH 44667
Tucker H Marshall	officer: Chief Financial Officer	ONE STRAWBERRY LANE, ORRVILLE OH 44667
Tarang Amin	director	C/O SCHIFF NUTRITION INTERNATIONAL, INC., 2002 SOUTH 5070 WEST, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84104
Mark T Smucker	officer: Vice President
Amy C Held	officer: Chief Strategy & Int'l Officer	ONE STRAWBERRY LANE, ORRVILLE OH 44667
Mercedes Abramo	director	ONE STRAWBERRY LANE, ORRVILLE OH 44667
Richard K Smucker	director, officer: President	C/ WM WRIGLEY JR CO, 410 N MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO IL 60611
John P Brase	officer: Chief Operating Officer	ONE STRAWBERRY LANE, ORRVILLE OH 44667
Geoff E Tanner	officer: Chief Marketing & Commercial	ONE STRAWBERRY LANE, ORRVILLE OH 44667
Johnson Jonathan E Iii	director	6322 S 300 S, STE 100, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84121
Nancy Lopez Knight	director	2308 TARA DRIVE, ALBANY GA 31721
Jay L Henderson	director	50 SOUTH LASALLE ST, CHICAGO IL 60603
Dawn C Willoughby	director	1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Sandra Pianalto	director	1000 EATON BOULEVARD, CLEVELAND OH 44122