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Burlington Stores (Burlington Stores) Interest Coverage

: 16.14 (As of Jan. 2024)
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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. Burlington Stores's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $320 Mil. Burlington Stores's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-20 Mil. Burlington Stores's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 16.14. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Burlington Stores's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BURL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.11   Med: 6.99   Max: 12.17
Current: 6.99


BURL's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
52.6% of 751 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 7.81 vs BURL: 6.99

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


Burlington Stores Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Burlington Stores'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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Burlington Stores Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.17 - 11.38 5.76 6.99

Burlington Stores Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 13.98 4.09 3.08 4.50 16.14

Competitive Comparison

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Burlington Stores'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.


Burlington Stores Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Burlington Stores's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Burlington Stores's Interest Coverage falls into.



Burlington Stores 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.

Burlington Stores's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024, Burlington Stores's Interest Expense was $-78 Mil. Its Operating Income was $548 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,380 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*548.028/-78.399
=6.99

Burlington Stores's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, Burlington Stores's Interest Expense was $-20 Mil. Its Operating Income was $320 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,380 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*320.065/-19.829
=16.14

* 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.


Burlington Stores  (NYSE:BURL) 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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Burlington Stores (Burlington Stores) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2006 Route 130 North, Burlington, NJ, USA, 08016
The third-largest American dedicated off-price apparel and home fashion retail firm, with 927 stores as of the end of fiscal 2022, Burlington Stores offers an assortment of products from over 5,000 brands through an everyday-low-price approach that undercuts conventional retailers' regular prices by up to 60%. The company focuses on providing a treasure-hunt experience, with a quickly changing array of merchandise in a relatively low-frills shopping environment. In fiscal 2022, 24% of sales came from accessories and footwear, 22% from women's ready-to-wear apparel, 21% from home décor, 17% from menswear, 12% from youth apparel and baby, and 4% from outerwear. All sales come from the United States.
Executives
William P Mcnamara director
Jennifer Vecchio officer: President and CMO 2006 ROUTE 130 NORTH, BURLINGTON NJ 08016
Jeffrey Laub officer: SVP, Finance and CAO C/O BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY WAREHOUSE CO, 1830 ROUTE 130, BURLINGTON NJ 08016
Kristin Wolfe officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BURLINGTON STORES, INC., 1830 ROUTE 130, BURLINGTON NJ 08016
Travis Marquette officer: President and COO 2006 ROUTE 130 NORTH, BURLINGTON NJ 08016
Mike Metheny officer: Executive Vice President 1830 ROUTE 130 NORTH, BURLINGTON NJ 08016
Dennis Hodgson officer: EVP CIO 2006 ROUTE 130 NORTH, BURLINGTON NJ 08016
Michael R Allison officer: EVP CHRO 6600 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, BOCA RATON FL 33496
Joyce Manning Magrini officer: Executive Vice President C/O FINLAY ENTERPRISES, INC., 529 FIFTH AVENUE, ATTN: LEGAL DPT., NEW YORK NY 10017
Michael Goodwin director 2006 ROUTE 130 NORTH, BURLINGTON NJ 08016
Fred Hand officer: Chief Customer Officer 1830 ROUTE 130 NORTH, BURLINGTON NJ 08016
John Crimmins officer: Chief Financial Officer 1830 ROUTE 130 NORTH, BURLINGTON NJ 08016
Thomas Kingsbury director, officer: President & CEO 2006 ROUTE 130 NORTH, BURLINGTON NJ 08016
O Sullivan Michael B director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 5130 HACIENDA DRIVE, DUBLIN CA 94568
Paul Sullivan director 1830 ROUTE 130 NORTH, BURLINGTON NJ 08016