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Meritage Hospitality Group (Meritage Hospitality Group) Interest Expense : $-11.9 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Meritage Hospitality Group Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Meritage Hospitality Group's interest expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $ -3.2 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-11.9 Mil.

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. Meritage Hospitality Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $ 6.0 Mil. Meritage Hospitality Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $ -3.2 Mil. Meritage Hospitality Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.84. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Meritage Hospitality Group Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Meritage Hospitality Group's Interest Expense 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.

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Meritage Hospitality Group Interest Expense Chart

Meritage Hospitality Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Expense
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Meritage Hospitality Group Quarterly Data
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Meritage Hospitality Group Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-11.9 Mil.

* 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.


Meritage Hospitality Group  (OTCPK:MHGU) Interest Expense Explanation

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. The higher, the better.

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

Meritage Hospitality Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3.2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $541.2 Mil.

Meritage Hospitality Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*5.959/-3.232
=1.84

* 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.


Meritage Hospitality Group (Meritage Hospitality Group) Business Description

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Address
45 Ottawa Avenue SW, Suite 600, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, 49503
Meritage Hospitality Group Inc is one of the nation's premier restaurant operators, with more than 300 restaurants in operation located in Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Executives
Duane F Kluting director 3100 44TH STREET SW, GRANDVILLE MI 49418
Roger L Zingle officer: Chief Operating Officer 6132 PICKWOOD DRIVE, WEST BLOOMFIELD MI 48322
Gary A Rose officer: VP, CFO & Treasurer 223 EAST MT. GARFIELD ROAD, NORTON SHORES MI 49441
Robert E. Schermer Revocable Living Trust U/a Dated 4/28/97 10 percent owner C/O ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INC., 333 BRIDGE STREET, N.W., SUITE 1000, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49504
Gulis Stephen L Jr director 9341 COURTLAND DRIVE NE, ROCKFORD MI 49351
James R Saalfeld officer: VP, Secretary and Treasurer MERITAGE HOSPITALITY GROUP INC, 1971 EAST BELTLINE AVE, N.E., STE. 200, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
Robert H Potts officer: Vice President of Real Estate 1971 EAST BELTLINE AVE NE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
Schermer Robert E Jr director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1971 EAST BELTLINE AVE, N.E., SUITE 200, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
Robert E Riley director, 10 percent owner, officer: President 40 PEARL STREET NW, SUITE 900, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49503
James P Bishop director 4230 SOUTH WESTNEDGE, KALAMAZOO MI 49006
Schermer Robert E Sr director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board C/O ROBERT W BLAIR & CO. INC., 333 BRIDGE STREET, SUITE 1000, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49504
Joseph L Maggini director 4242 CLAY STREET SW, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49548
Brian N Mcmahon director 542 TONBRIDGE COURT, PERRYSBURG OH 43551

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