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Winmark (Winmark) Interest Coverage

: 16.56 (As of Mar. 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. Winmark's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $12.22 Mil. Winmark's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.74 Mil. Winmark's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 16.56. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

WINA' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.22   Med: 19.14   Max: 70.19
Current: 17.52


WINA's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
67.86% of 753 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 7.85 vs WINA: 17.52

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


Winmark Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Winmark'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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Winmark Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 24.92 23.14 34.95 18.39 17.24

Winmark Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 15.52 17.01 19.82 16.67 16.56

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Winmark'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.


Winmark Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Winmark 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.

Winmark's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Winmark's Interest Expense was $-3.09 Mil. Its Operating Income was $53.28 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $68.57 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*53.281/-3.091
=17.24

Winmark's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Winmark's Interest Expense was $-0.74 Mil. Its Operating Income was $12.22 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $67.36 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*12.218/-0.738
=16.56

* 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.


Winmark  (NAS:WINA) 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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Winmark (Winmark) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
605 Highway 169 North, Suite 400, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55441
Winmark Corp is a franchisor of value-oriented retail store concepts that buy, sell and trade gently used the merchandise. The company's reportable segments include Franchising and Leasing. The franchising segment franchises value-oriented retail store that buys, sells, trade and consign merchandise as well as provide strategic consulting services relating to franchising. The leasing segment includes middle-market equipment leasing business and small-ticket financing business. It generates a majority of its revenue from the Franchising segment.
Executives
Mark L Wilson director 605 HWY 169 N, SUITE 400, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55441
Anthony D Ishaug officer: Chief Financial Officer 605 HWY 169 N, SUITE 400, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55441
Renae M. Gaudette officer: Vice President of Franchising 605 HIGHWAY 169 N, SUITE 400, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55441
Jenele C Grassle director 605 HWY 169 N, SUITE 400, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55441
Brett D Heffes officer: CFO & Treasurer 605 HWY 169 N, SUITE 400, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55441
Lawrence A Barbetta director 605 HWY 169 N, SUITE 400, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55441
Paul C Reyelts director 605 HWY 169 N, SUITE 400, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55441
Philip Irving Smith director 4503 BROWNDALE AVENUE, EDINA MN 55424
Amy C Becker director P.O. BOX 1299, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440-1299
Tomlinson Percy C Jr director 605 HIGHWAY 169 N., SUITE 400, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55441
Leah A Goff officer: VP of Human Resources 605 HWY 169 N, SUITE 400, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55441
Ronald G Olson 10 percent owner GROWN BIZ INTERNATIONAL INC, 4200 DAHLBERG DRIVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55422-4837
Gina Decaro Sprenger director 605 HIGHWAY 169 N., SUITE 400, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55441
Steven Murphy officer: VP of Franchise Mgmt 605 HWY 169 N, SUITE 400, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55441
Steven C Zola officer: President, Winmark Captial Cor 605 HWY 169 N, SUITE 400, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55441

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