Waitr Holdings (Waitr Holdings) Interest Coverage

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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. Waitr Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-3.60 Mil. Waitr Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-0.96 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 Waitr Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ASAPQ's Interest Coverage is not ranked ^*
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 7.85
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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

Waitr Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waitr Holdings'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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Waitr Holdings Annual Data

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Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Waitr Holdings'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.

Waitr Holdings Interest Coverage Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Waitr Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.

Waitr Holdings 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.

Waitr Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Waitr Holdings's Interest Expense was $-5.66 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-33.40 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $55.98 Mil.

Waitr Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Waitr Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Waitr Holdings's Interest Expense was $-0.96 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-3.60 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.12 Mil.

Waitr Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Waitr Holdings (OTCPK:ASAPQ) 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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Waitr Holdings (Waitr Holdings) Business Description

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Address

214 Jefferson Street, Suite 200, Lafayette, LA, USA, 70501

Website

https://www.waitrapp.com

Waitr Holdings Inc operates an online ordering technology platform that provides delivery, carryout, and dine-in options, connecting restaurants, merchants, drivers, and diners in certain cities in the United States. It partners with independent local restaurants and regional and national chains in small and mid-size markets. Its platform uses the deliver anything ASAP model making it easy for consumers to order food, alcohol, convenience, grocery, flowers, auto parts, and more, and includes proprietary in-stadium mobile ordering technology. It has two reportable segments Delivery Services Segment and Third-Party Payment Processing Referral Services Segment, and the majority of the revenue comes from the Delivery Services Segment.

Executives

Jonathan Green	director	C/O LANDCADIA HOLDINGS, INC., 1510 WEST LOOP SOUTH, HOUSTON TX 77027
Luxor Capital Group, Lp	10 percent owner	7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Buford H Ortale	director	104 WRAUDMONT BOULEVARD, SUITE 240, NASHVILLE TN 37205
Lcg Holdings Llc	10 percent owner	7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Luxor Capital Partners Offshore Ltd	10 percent owner	C/O MAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES LTD., PO BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE, GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-1104
Luxor Wavefront, Lp	10 percent owner	7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Luxor Capital Partners, Lp	10 percent owner	7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Lugard Road Capital Gp, Llc	10 percent owner	1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jdaniel Schmidt	director	214 JEFFERSON ST, SUITE 200, LAFAYETTE LA 70501
Timothy Alan Newton	officer: Chief Technology Officer	214 JEFFERSON STREET SUITE 200, LAFAYETTE LA 70501
Matthew Coy	officer: Chief Information Officer	214 JEFFERSON ST, SUITE 200, LAFAYETTE LA 70501
Armen Yeghyazarians	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	214 JEFFERSON ST., SUITE 200, LAFAYETTE LA 70501
Steven L Scheinthal	director	1510 W LOOP S, STE 800, HOUSTON TX 77027
Thomas C. Pritchard	officer: General Counsel	3 RIVERWAY, STE. 1800, HOUSTON TX 77056
David Cronin	officer: Chief Engagement Officer	214 JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 200, LAFAYETTE NY 70501