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Good Times Restaurants (Good Times Restaurants) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Good Times Restaurants 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. Good Times Restaurants's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.4 Mil. Good Times Restaurants's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.0 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Good Times Restaurants's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

GTIM' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.04   Med: 15.08   Max: 41.02
Current: 20.61


GTIM's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
75.1% of 257 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 6.79 vs GTIM: 20.61

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


Good Times Restaurants Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Good Times Restaurants'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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Good Times Restaurants Interest Coverage Chart

Good Times Restaurants Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 4.66 25.50 41.02 32.19

Good Times Restaurants 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 8.92 33.50 77.72 6.09 -

Competitive Comparison of Good Times Restaurants's Interest Coverage

For the Restaurants subindustry, Good Times Restaurants'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.


Good Times Restaurants's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Good Times Restaurants's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Good Times Restaurants's Interest Coverage falls into.



Good Times Restaurants 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.

Good Times Restaurants'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, Good Times Restaurants's Interest Expense was $-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $43.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*2.511/-0.078
=32.19

Good Times Restaurants's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Good Times Restaurants's Interest Expense was $-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $42.5 Mil.

Good Times Restaurants did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Good Times Restaurants  (NAS:GTIM) 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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Good Times Restaurants (Good Times Restaurants) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
651 Corporate Circle, No. 200, Golden, CO, USA, 80401
Good Times Restaurants Inc is engaged in developing, owning, operating, and franchising hamburger-oriented drive-through restaurants. It operates through two segments: Good Times Burgers and Frozen Custard restaurants which operate in the quick-service drive-through dining industry; and Bad Daddy's Burger Bar restaurants which operate in the full-service upscale casual dining industry. The company generates maximum revenue from the Bad Daddy's Burger Bar restaurants segment. Its menu categories include burgers; chicken; kids; breakfast; frozen custard; slides and drinks.
Executives
Donald L Stack officer: SVP of Operations 651 CORPORATE CIRCLE, SUITE 200, GOLDEN CO 80401
Ryan M Zink officer: Chief Financial Officer 141 UNION BOULEVARD #400, LAKEWOOD CO 80228
Jennifer C Stetson director 3753 EL SERENO AVENUE, ALTADENTA CA 91001
Matthew Karnes officer: Sr Vice President of Finance 651 CORPORATE CIRCLE, SUITE 200, GOLDEN CO 80401
Margaret E Regalia officer: Vice President of Finance 651 CORPORATE CIRCLE, SUITE 200, GOLDEN CO 80401
Scott Lefever officer: VICE PRESIDENT 601 CORPORATE CIRCLE, GOLDEN CO 80401
Charles E Jobson 10 percent owner
Robert J Stetson director 14901 QUORUM DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75254
Susan M Knutson officer: Controller 601 CORPORATE CIRCLE, GOLDEN CO 80401
Jason Maceda director C/O DUNKIN' BRANDS, INC., 130 ROYALL STREET, CANTON MA 02021
Geoffrey R Bailey director 601 CORPORATE CIRCLE, GOLDEN CO 80401
Boyd E Hoback officer: President and CEO 601 CORPORATE CIRCLE, GOLDEN CO 80401
Alan A Teran director 2126 KNOLLWOOD DR, BOULDER CO 80302
Eric W Reinhard director 601 CORPORATE CIRCLE, GOLDEN CO 80401
Delta Partners Llc 10 percent owner 265 FRANKLIN STREET, SUITE 903, BOSTON MA 02110

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