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Big Rock Brewery (TSX:BR) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Big Rock Brewery 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. Big Rock Brewery's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was C$-0.67 Mil. Big Rock Brewery's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was C$-0.59 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Big Rock Brewery's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


TSX:BR's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry.
Industry Median: 8.475
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Big Rock Brewery Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Big Rock Brewery'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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Big Rock Brewery Interest Coverage Chart

Big Rock Brewery Annual Data
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Big Rock Brewery Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Big Rock Brewery's Interest Coverage

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, Big Rock Brewery'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.


Big Rock Brewery's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Big Rock Brewery's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Big Rock Brewery's Interest Coverage falls into.



Big Rock Brewery 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.

Big Rock Brewery'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, Big Rock Brewery's Interest Expense was C$-2.11 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-1.55 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$14.09 Mil.

Big Rock Brewery did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Big Rock Brewery's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2024, Big Rock Brewery's Interest Expense was C$-0.59 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-0.67 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$11.47 Mil.

Big Rock Brewery did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Big Rock Brewery  (TSX:BR) 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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Big Rock Brewery Business Description

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Address
5555 - 76th Avenue SE, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2C 4L8
Big Rock Brewery Inc is a producer of premium, all-natural craft beers, cider, and other alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.. It operates in two segments: the wholesale segment which manufactures and distributes beer and cider to and through, provincial liquor boards which are subsequently sold to end consumers; and the retail segment, which sells beverages, food, and merchandise to end consumers on premises owned and/or operated by the company. Its brands include Big Rock, Tree Brewing, Pacer, Rock Creek Cider, Dukes Cider, AGD, Shaftebury, Bow Valley, White Peaks, and Cottage Springs. It also produces an ongoing selection of seasonal beers and ciders as well as beer and RTD products under co-packaging and "white label" contract arrangements.
Executives
Patrick Donnell Noone Director
Michael G Kohut Director
Sam Galick Senior Officer
Donald Richard Sewell Senior Officer
Stephen Giblin Director
Paul Henry Gautreau Senior Officer