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PFGC (Performance Food Group Co) Interest Coverage : 1.80 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Performance Food Group Co 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. Performance Food Group Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $174 Mil. Performance Food Group Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-97 Mil. Performance Food Group Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.80. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

PFGC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.32   Med: 3.51   Max: 4.33
Current: 2.58


PFGC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
84.31% of 255 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 8.57 vs PFGC: 2.58

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


Performance Food Group Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Performance Food Group Co'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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Performance Food Group Co Interest Coverage Chart

Performance Food Group Co Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 1.32 1.79 3.51 3.56

Performance Food Group Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 2.71 4.89 3.22 1.58 1.80

Competitive Comparison of Performance Food Group Co's Interest Coverage

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Performance Food Group Co'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.


Performance Food Group Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Performance Food Group Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Performance Food Group Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Performance Food Group Co 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.

Performance Food Group Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024, Performance Food Group Co's Interest Expense was $-232 Mil. Its Operating Income was $826 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,721 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*826.4/-232.2
=3.56

Performance Food Group Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Performance Food Group Co's Interest Expense was $-97 Mil. Its Operating Income was $174 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7,381 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*174.4/-96.9
=1.80

* 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.


Performance Food Group Co  (NYSE:PFGC) 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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Performance Food Group Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
12500 West Creek Parkway, Richmond, VA, USA, 23238
Performance Food Group Co , markets and distributes national and company-branded food and food-related products. The company also specializes in distributing candy, snacks, beverages, cigarettes, other tobacco products, health and beauty care products and other items to vending distributors, box retailers, theaters, convenience stores, drug stores, grocery stores, travel providers, and hospitality providers. The company has three reportable segments: Foodservice, Vistar, and Convenience.
Executives
George L Holm director, officer: See Remarks 3000 69TH STREET EAST, PALMETTO FL 34221
Donald S. Bulmer officer: See Remarks 12500 WEST CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Craig Howard Hoskins officer: See Remarks C/O PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY, 12500 WEST CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Patrick T. Hagerty officer: See Remarks C/O PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY, 12500 WEST CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
A Brent King officer: See Remarks 4951 LAKE BROOK DR, STE 500, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Scott E Mcpherson officer: See Remarks 395 OYSTER POINT BLVD, SUITE 415, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Kimberly Grant director 150 WEST CHURCH AVENUE, MARYVILLE TN 37801
David V Singer director 13024 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PL, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Hugh Patrick Hatcher officer: See Remarks 12500 WEST CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Christine R Vlahcevic officer: See Remarks 1021 EAST CARY STREET, PO BOX 2350, RICHMOND VA 23218-2350
Matthew C Flanigan director LEGGETT & PLATT INC, NO 1 LEGGETT ROAD, CARTHAGE MO 64836
Laura Jean Flanagan director 395 OYSTER POINT BLVD, SUITE 415, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
James D Hope officer: See Remarks 1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Warren M Thompson director 4951 LAKE BROOK DRIVE, SUITE 500, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Barbara Beck director 5301 N IRONWOOD RD, MILWAUKEE WI 53217