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National Beverage (National Beverage) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is National Beverage Financial Strength?

National Beverage has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

National Beverage Corp shows strong financial strength.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

GuruFocus does not calculate National Beverage's interest coverage with the available data. National Beverage's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.05. As of today, National Beverage's Altman Z-Score is 15.90.


Competitive Comparison of National Beverage's Financial Strength

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, National Beverage's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


National Beverage's Financial Strength Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, National Beverage's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where National Beverage's Financial Strength falls into.



National Beverage Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

National Beverage's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $48 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $45 Mil.

National Beverage's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

GuruFocus does not calculate National Beverage's interest coverage with the available data.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. National Beverage Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

National Beverage's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(13.585 + 44.571) / 1080.26
=0.05

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

National Beverage has a Z-score of 15.90, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 15.9 is strong.

* 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.


National Beverage  (NAS:FIZZ) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

National Beverage has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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National Beverage (National Beverage) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8100 SW Tenth Street, Suite 4000, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 33324
National Beverage Corp is a non-alcoholic beverage company in the U.S. Its portfolio skews toward functional drinks (that is those purporting to offer health benefits) and is anchored by the popular LaCroix sparkling water trademark. Other offerings include Rip It energy drinks, Everfresh juices, and soda brands like Shasta and Faygo. The firm controls the majority of its production and distribution apparatus, with very little outsourcing. In terms of go-to-market, it uses warehouse distribution for big-box retailers, direct-store delivery for convenience stores and other small outlets, and food-service distributors for the food-service channel (schools, hospitals, restaurants). It is controlled by chairman and CEO Nick Caporella, who owns over 73% of the common stock.
Executives
Cecil D Conlee director 950 E PACES FERRY RD, SUITE 2275, ATLANTA GA 30326
Stanley Michael Sheridan director 6203 PLUM DRIVE, WILLIAMSBURG MI 49690
Nick A Caporella director, 10 percent owner, officer: COB & CEO ONE NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, BUILDING A, 4TH FLOOR, PLANTATION FL 33324
Joseph G Caporella director, officer: President 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
Dennis L Thompson officer: EVP - Shasta Beverages, Inc. 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
Gregory P Cook officer: VP - CONTROLLER & CAO 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
Samuel C Hathorn director 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
Gregory I Roberts officer: EVP - National BevPak 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
George R Bracken officer: EVP Finance 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
Hagan John Ronald Jr officer: SEVP, Shasta Beverages, Inc. 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
Kloch Joseph P Jr director ONE NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, BUILDING A, 4TH FLOOR, PLANTATION FL 33324
Dean A Mccoy officer: Senior VP-Controller ONE NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, BUILDING A, 4TH FLOOR, PLANTATION FL 33324
Edward F Knecht officer: EVP - Procurement ONE NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, BUILDING A,, 4TH FLOOR, PLANTATION FL 33324
S Lee Kling director 1401 S BRENTWOOD BLVD, ST LOUIS MO 63144