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Berry Global Group (Berry Global Group) Interest Coverage

: 2.49 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Berry Global Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $179 Mil. Berry Global Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-72 Mil. Berry Global Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.49. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BERY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.57   Med: 2.85   Max: 4.42
Current: 3.71


BERY's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
67.63% of 312 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 7.215 vs BERY: 3.71

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


Berry Global Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Berry Global 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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Berry Global Group Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.56 2.89 4.00 4.42 3.86

Berry Global Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.13 4.13 3.90 4.22 2.49

Competitive Comparison

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Berry Global 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.


Berry Global Group Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Berry Global Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Berry Global Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Berry Global 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.

Berry Global Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Berry Global Group's Interest Expense was $-306 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,181 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9,495 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*1181/-306
=3.86

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Berry Global Group's Interest Expense was $-72 Mil. Its Operating Income was $179 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9,240 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*179/-72
=2.49

* 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.


Berry Global Group  (NYSE:BERY) 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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Berry Global Group (Berry Global Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
101 Oakley Street, Evansville, IN, USA, 47710
Berry global Group Inc is a leading global supplier of plastic packaging products mainly sold to consumer-oriented end markets. The four business segments are consumer packaging international, consumer packaging North America, engineered materials, and health, hygiene, and specialties. The company primarily uses plastic resin as its raw material, purchased from a variety of suppliers. The majority of revenue comes from consumer packaging international due to the acquisition of RPC, which expanded the geographical areas in which the company operates. The consumer packaging segment consists of closures and dispensing systems, pharmaceutical devices and packaging, bottles and canisters, polythene films, recycling, containers, and technical components.
Executives
James Till officer: EVP - Controller C/O 101 OAKLEY STREET, EVANSVILLE IN 47710
Mark W Miles officer: Executive Vice President C/O BERRY PLASTICS GROUP, INC., 101 OAKLEY ST., EVANSVILLE IN 47710
Carl J Rickertsen director MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED, 1850 TOWERS CRESCENT PLAZA, TYSONS CORNER VA 22182
Jason K. Greene officer: EVP - Chief Legal Officer C/O BERRY PLASTICS GROUP, INC., 101 OAKLEY ST., EVANSVILLE IN 47710
Evan Bayh director 3 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, SUITE 1000, BETHESDA MD 20814
Kevin J. Kwilinski director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 101 OAKLEY STREET, EVANSVILLE IN 47714
William J Norman officer: President C/O BERRY PLASTICS GROUP, INC., 101 OAKLEY STREET, EVANSVILLE IN 47710
Michael Edward Hill officer: President C/O 101 OAKLEY STREET, EVANSVILLE IN 47710
Meredith Harper director 101 OAKLEY STREET, EVANSVILLE IN 47710
Peter T Thomas director 1000 LAKESIDE AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Chaney Sheffield director C/O CANYON PARTNERS, LLC, 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 11TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Tom Salmon officer: Executive Vice President C/O BERRY PLASTICS GROUP, INC., 101 OAKLEY ST., EVANSVILLE IN 47710
Curt Begle officer: Executive Vice President C/O BERRY PLASTICS GROUP, INC., 101 OAKLEY ST., EVANSVILLE IN 47710
Jill A Rahman director 101 OAKLEY STREET, EVANSVILLE IN 47710
Paula A Sneed director THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093