Hershey HSY
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Hershey (HSY) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2011)

Hershey's (HSY) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 42.61 in Q4 2011, down 600.13% year-over-year from 8.52 in Q4 2010, and down 441.51% quarter-over-quarter from 12.48 in Q4 2011.

Analysis

Hershey (HSY) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2011) Analysis & Trends

Hershey (HSY) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 3 consecutive years, with 42.61 the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2011.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 600.13% year-over-year to 42.61 in Q4 2011; TTM through Dec 2011 was 1.29, a 86.27% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2014 full-year figure at 15.89, up 8.7% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 42.61 for Q4 2011 at Hershey, down from 12.48 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 13.46 in Q4 2010 and troughed at 42.61 in Q4 2011.
  • A 3-year average of 5.23 and a median of 10.06 in 2010 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • The widest YoY moves for Interest Coverage Ratio: up 79.04% in 2011, down 600.13% in 2011.
  • Over 3 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 10.81 in 2009, then slipped by 21.18% to 8.52 in 2010, then tumbled by 600.13% to 42.61 in 2011.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 42.61 (Q4 2011), 12.48 (Q4 2011), and 9.78 (Q3 2011), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Mondelez International 78.21 Bn 76.55 Bn 3.99 Bn -
2 Hershey 35.00 Bn 34.21 Bn 1.26 Bn -
3 Tootsie Roll Industries 2.91 Bn 2.77 Bn 52.63 Mn -
4 Utz Brands 2.05 Bn 2.61 Bn 96.20 Mn -0.51
5 J&J Snack Foods 1.57 Bn 1.50 Bn 151.02 Mn 47.95
6 Sanfilippo John B & Son 847.35 Mn 846.20 Mn 44.15 Mn 29.64
7 Sow Good 61.10 Mn 61.10 Mn - -
8 BranchOut Food 58.35 Mn 58.05 Mn 96,825.00 -9.06
9 Bridgford Foods 54.91 Mn 54.58 Mn 10.86 Mn -
10 Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 9.30 Mn 8.69 Mn 1.41 Mn -4.84
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2011 -42.61
Oct 2, 2011 12.48
Jul 3, 2011 9.78
Apr 3, 2011 10.42
Dec 31, 2010 8.52
Oct 3, 2010 13.46
Jul 4, 2010 5.46
Apr 4, 2010 10.35
Dec 31, 2009 10.81
Oct 4, 2009 12.54
Jul 5, 2009 5.13
Apr 5, 2009 6.40