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Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX:ATD) Interest Coverage : 6.49 (As of Oct. 2024)


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What is Alimentation Couche-Tard 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. Alimentation Couche-Tard's Operating Income for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was C$1,422 Mil. Alimentation Couche-Tard's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was C$-219 Mil. Alimentation Couche-Tard's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was 6.49. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Alimentation Couche-Tard's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:ATD' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.91   Med: 11.28   Max: 15.96
Current: 5.91


TSX:ATD's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
56.35% of 772 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 8.335 vs TSX:ATD: 5.91

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


Alimentation Couche-Tard Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alimentation Couche-Tard'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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Alimentation Couche-Tard Interest Coverage Chart

Alimentation Couche-Tard Annual Data
Trend Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.04 10.86 11.70 11.75 7.31

Alimentation Couche-Tard Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24
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 10.09 5.23 4.72 7.04 6.49

Competitive Comparison of Alimentation Couche-Tard's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Alimentation Couche-Tard'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.


Alimentation Couche-Tard's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Alimentation Couche-Tard's Interest Coverage falls into.



Alimentation Couche-Tard 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.

Alimentation Couche-Tard'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, Alimentation Couche-Tard's Interest Expense was C$-707 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$5,170 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$17,641 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Apr. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Apr. 2024 )
=-1*5170.003/-706.809
=7.31

Alimentation Couche-Tard's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Oct. 2024, Alimentation Couche-Tard's Interest Expense was C$-219 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$1,422 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$17,066 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Oct. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Oct. 2024 )
=-1*1421.924/-219.011
=6.49

* 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.


Alimentation Couche-Tard  (TSX:ATD) 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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Alimentation Couche-Tard Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4204 Boulevard Industriel, Laval, QC, CAN, H7L 0E3
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc operates a network of convenience stores across North America, Europe, and Asia. The company generates income through the sale of tobacco products, groceries, beverages, fresh food, quick service restaurants, car wash services, other retail products and services, road transportation fuel, stationary energy, marine fuel, and chemicals. In addition, the company operates more stores under the Circle K banner in other countries such as Indonesia, Egypt, Macau, and others. Its operation is geographically divided into the U.S., Europe and other regions, and Canada. Revenue from external customers falls mainly into three categories: merchandise and services, road transportation fuel, and others.
Executives
Jørn Madsen Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Jean Bernier Director
Richard Fortin Director, Director or Senior Officer of 10% Security Holder, Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6), Senior Officer
Réal Plourde Director, Director or Senior Officer of 10% Security Holder, Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6), Senior Officer
Éric Boyko Director
Brian Patrick Hannasch Director, Senior Officer
Marie Josee Lamothe Director
Aaron Donald Brooks Senior Officer
Alex Miller Senior Officer
Eric Fortin Director
Jacques D'amours Director
Louis Vachon Director

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