Luby's (STU:LUB) Interest Expense: $-2.52 Mil (TTM As of Aug. 2021)


What is Luby's Interest Expense?

Luby's STU:LUB 10 Interest Expense is $-2.52 Mil as of Aug. 2021. GuruFocus rates STU:LUB with a GF Score™ of 10/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review.

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Luby's's interest expense for the three months ended in Aug. 2021 was $ 0.00 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2021 was $-2.52 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. Luby's's Operating Income for the three months ended in Aug. 2021 was $ 0.00 Mil. Luby's's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Aug. 2021 was $ 0.00 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate Luby's's interest coverage with the available data. 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.

Luby's  (STU:LUB) 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.

Luby's's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Aug. 2021 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Aug. 2021 was $0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Aug. 2021 was $24.21 Mil.

Luby's's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2021 is calculated as

GuruFocus does not calculate Luby's's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.

Luby's Interest Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Luby's'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.

Luby's Interest Expense Chart

Luby's Annual Data
Trend Aug12 Aug13 Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21
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Luby's Quarterly Data
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Luby's 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 Aug. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-2.52 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Interest Expense →
What does a Interest Expense of $-2.52 Mil mean?
Luby's (STU:LUB) has a Interest Expense of $-2.52 Mil as of Aug. 2021. Interest Expense is the amount a company pays on its long-term debt. View historical data on Luby's and its competitors.
Is Luby's' Interest Expense too high?
Luby's' current Interest Expense is $-2.52 Mil. Overall, Luby's has a GF Score™ of 10/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Luby's' Interest Expense compare to BDL and ARKR?
Luby's' Interest Expense of $-2.52 Mil can be compared against companies in the Restaurants industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Expense for a Restaurants company?
A good Interest Expense depends on the Restaurants industry context. However, Interest Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Expense mean?
A high Interest Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Expense is the amount a company pays on its long-term debt. View historical data on Luby's and its competitors. Luby's's current Interest Expense is $-2.52 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Luby's stock overvalued right now?
Luby's (STU:LUB) has a current Interest Expense of $-2.52 Mil. The current Interest Expense is $-2.52 Mil. Luby's' overall GF Score™ is 10/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Expense calculated?
Interest Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Luby's (STU:LUB), the current Interest Expense is $-2.52 Mil as of Aug. 2021. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Luby's Business Description

Address 13111 Northwest Freeway, Suite 600, Houston, TX, USA, 77040
Luby's Inc is a multi-branded company that owns and operates restaurants in the United States. Its operating segments are Company-owned restaurants, which generate majority revenue; franchise operations; and Culinary Contract Services. The company-owned restaurant's segment consists of brands including Luby's Cafeteria, Fuddruckers, and Cheeseburger in Paradise with a couple of non-core restaurant locations under other brand names. It only offers franchises for the Fuddruckers brand. Franchises are sold in markets where expansion is deemed advantageous to the development of the Fuddruckers concept and system of restaurants. The CCS operation, branded as Luby's Culinary Contract Services, consists of a business line servicing healthcare and corporate dining clients.