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Marfrig Global Foods (BSP:MRFG3) Interest Coverage : 0.58 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Marfrig Global Foods 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. Marfrig Global Foods's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was R$890 Mil. Marfrig Global Foods's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was R$-1,529 Mil. Marfrig Global Foods's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.58. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BSP:MRFG3' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.21   Med: 0.9   Max: 7.24
Current: 0.22


BSP:MRFG3's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
98.69% of 1370 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.56 vs BSP:MRFG3: 0.22

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


Marfrig Global Foods Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Marfrig Global Foods'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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Marfrig Global Foods Interest Coverage Chart

Marfrig Global Foods Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Marfrig Global Foods Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 - - - 0.66 0.58

Competitive Comparison of Marfrig Global Foods's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Marfrig Global Foods'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.


Marfrig Global Foods's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Marfrig Global Foods's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Marfrig Global Foods's Interest Coverage falls into.



Marfrig Global Foods 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.

Marfrig Global Foods'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, Marfrig Global Foods's Interest Expense was R$-5,399 Mil. Its Operating Income was R$1,125 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$47,298 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1124.691/-5398.619
=0.21

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Marfrig Global Foods's Interest Expense was R$-1,529 Mil. Its Operating Income was R$890 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$47,298 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*890.018/-1529.237
=0.58

* 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.


Marfrig Global Foods  (BSP:MRFG3) 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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Marfrig Global Foods (BSP:MRFG3) Business Description

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Avenida Queiroz Filho, 1560, Torre Sabia, 3rd Floor, Vila Hamburguesa, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 05319-000
Marfrig Global Foods SA is a Brazilian-based food processing company that produces, processes, and distributes meat and non-meat products. The company has operations worldwide, including in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and the United States. The company's activities include production and processing of foods made from animal proteins as well as other products such as frozen vegetables and sauces. The company organizes itself into four main segments: Beef - North America, Beef - South America, Poultry, Pork and Processed Products - BRF and Corporate. The company earns more than half of its revenue through its operations in Beef - North America.

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