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Jamaica Broilers Group (XJAM:JBG) Interest Coverage : 2.92 (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is Jamaica Broilers Group 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. Jamaica Broilers Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Oct. 2023 was JMD2,138 Mil. Jamaica Broilers Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Oct. 2023 was JMD-733 Mil. Jamaica Broilers Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 2.92. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Jamaica Broilers Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XJAM:JBG' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.9   Med: 4.25   Max: 5.92
Current: 3.44


XJAM:JBG's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
69.97% of 1382 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.56 vs XJAM:JBG: 3.44

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


Jamaica Broilers Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jamaica Broilers Group'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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Jamaica Broilers Group Interest Coverage Chart

Jamaica Broilers Group Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.03 3.13 3.42 4.47 4.58

Jamaica Broilers Group Quarterly Data
Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23
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 5.80 4.32 3.52 3.27 2.92

Competitive Comparison of Jamaica Broilers Group's Interest Coverage

For the Farm Products subindustry, Jamaica Broilers Group'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.


Jamaica Broilers Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Jamaica Broilers Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Jamaica Broilers Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Jamaica Broilers Group 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.

Jamaica Broilers Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023, Jamaica Broilers Group's Interest Expense was JMD-1,823 Mil. Its Operating Income was JMD8,351 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JMD16,371 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Apr. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Apr. 2023 )
=-1*8350.698/-1822.838
=4.58

Jamaica Broilers Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Oct. 2023, Jamaica Broilers Group's Interest Expense was JMD-733 Mil. Its Operating Income was JMD2,138 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JMD15,374 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Oct. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Oct. 2023 )
=-1*2138.329/-732.53
=2.92

* 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.


Jamaica Broilers Group  (XJAM:JBG) 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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Jamaica Broilers Group (XJAM:JBG) Business Description

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Address
Content, McCook’s Pen, Saint Catherine, JAM
Jamaica Broilers Group Ltd is a Jamaica-based company engaged in the production and distribution of poultry products, animal feeds, and agricultural items. Its segments consist of Jamaica operations, US operations, Haiti operations, and Other Caribbean operations. The company's brands include Reggae Jammin, The Best Dressed Chicken, Hamilton's Smokehouse, Le Chic Poulet, Hi-Pro, International Poultry Breeders, Wincorp International, and Jamaica Egg Services. The majority of the revenue is derived from its Jamaica operations.

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