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Vista Outdoor (Vista Outdoor) Interest Coverage : 2.55 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Vista Outdoor 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. Vista Outdoor's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $39 Mil. Vista Outdoor's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-15 Mil. Vista Outdoor's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.55. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

VSTO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19   Med: 7.99   Max: 25.58
Current: 4.23


VSTO's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
54.64% of 604 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 5.15 vs VSTO: 4.23

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


Vista Outdoor Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vista Outdoor'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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Vista Outdoor Interest Coverage Chart

Vista Outdoor Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.19 0.86 10.67 25.58 8.13

Vista Outdoor 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 5.10 4.07 5.68 4.55 2.55

Competitive Comparison of Vista Outdoor's Interest Coverage

For the Leisure subindustry, Vista Outdoor'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.


Vista Outdoor's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Vista Outdoor's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vista Outdoor's Interest Coverage falls into.



Vista Outdoor 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.

Vista Outdoor's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Vista Outdoor's Interest Expense was $-59 Mil. Its Operating Income was $482 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,088 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*482.21/-59.317
=8.13

Vista Outdoor's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Vista Outdoor's Interest Expense was $-15 Mil. Its Operating Income was $39 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $859 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*38.763/-15.227
=2.55

* 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.


Vista Outdoor  (NYSE:VSTO) 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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Vista Outdoor (Vista Outdoor) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Vista Way, Anoka, MN, USA, 55303
Vista Outdoor Inc designs, develops, and manufactures outdoor sports and recreation products, and is domiciled in the United States. The company organizes itself into two segments: Shooting sports and Outdoor products. Shooting sports, which contributes the largest proportion of company revenue, includes ammunition, long guns, and related equipment under brands such as Federal Premium, Blackhawk, and Hoppe's. Outdoor products include archery and hunting accessories, eyewear, golf products, hydration products, and stand-up paddle boards under brands including CamelBak and Bushnell. The company derives the vast majority of revenue domestically.
Executives
Gary L Mcarthur director HARRIS CORPORATION, 1025 W. NASA BOULEVARD, MELBOURNE FL 32919
Yun Jung Choi officer: VP, GC & Corp Secretary C/O BOXED, INC., 451 BROADWAY, 2ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Eric Nyman officer: CEO C/O HASBRO, INC., 1011 NEWPORT AVENUE, PAWTUCKET RI 02861
Michael D Robinson director 1291 5TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94122
Jason R Vanderbrink officer: President, Ammunition 900 BOB EHLEN DRIVE, ANOKA MN 55303
Jeffrey Ehrich officer: GC & Corp Secretary - Interim 656 EVANS COURT, SHOREVIEW MN 55126
Andrew Keegan officer: Interim CFO 4035 DAHL RD, MOUND MN 55364
Kelly L Reisdorf officer: Chief Comms & IR Officer 1 VISTA WAY, ANOKA MN 55303
Bruce Grooms director C/O EMCORE CORPORATION, 2015 CHESTNUT ST., ALHAMBRA CA 91803
Gerard Gibbons director 616 GLENOVER DRIVE, MILTON GA 30004
Christopher T Metz director, officer: CEO BLACK & DECKER CORP, 701 EAST JOPPA ROAD, TOWSON MD 21286
Dylan Scott Ramsey officer: VP,General Counsel & Secretary 1 VISTA WAY, ANOKA MN 55303
Sudhanshu Shekhar Priyadarshi officer: SVP & CFO 6425 HALL OF FAME LANE, FRISCO TX 75034
Robert M Tarola director 1101 30TH STREET, NW, SUITE 500, WASHINGTON DC 20007
Mark A. Gottfredson director 938 UNIVERSITY PARK BOULEVARD, SUITE 200, CLEARFIELD UT 84015