Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) Times Interest Earned (2012 - 2018)
Sprouts Farmers Market's (SFM) Times Interest Earned came in at 3.88 for Q4 2018, down 40.0% from 6.47 a year earlier and down 45.4% from the prior quarter.
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Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) Times Interest Earned (2012 - 2018) Analysis & Trends
For FY2018, Sprouts Farmers Market's Times Interest Earned stood at 8.13, down 23.9% from FY2017.
- In prior years, Sprouts Farmers Market's Times Interest Earned was 10.68 in FY2017 (-25.8%), 14.39 in FY2016 and 7.97 in FY2014 (+112.5%).
- The Q4 2018 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q4 2013.
- On a year-over-year basis, Times Interest Earned has declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 37.4% over the last five quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Times Interest Earned in the past five years was Q2 2014, with growth of 142.3%; the weakest was Q4 2017, with a decline of 83.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned for the three prior quarters was 7.11 (Q3 2018), 9.43 (Q2 2018) and 13.14 (Q1 2018).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 68.49 |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 87.97 |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 323.67 |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 21.99 |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | - |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 5.75 |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 27.31 |
| 10 | Sprouts Farmers Market | 6.22 Bn | 5.16 Bn | 900.65 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2018 | 3.88 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 7.11 |
| Jul 1, 2018 | 9.43 |
| Apr 1, 2018 | 13.14 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 6.47 |
| Oct 1, 2017 | 9.45 |
| Jul 2, 2017 | 12.45 |
| Apr 2, 2017 | 15.30 |
| Jan 1, 2017 | 39.69 |
| Oct 2, 2016 | 11.13 |
| Jul 3, 2016 | 17.33 |
| Apr 3, 2016 | 21.62 |
| Sep 27, 2015 | 14.76 |
| Jun 28, 2015 | 13.53 |
| Mar 29, 2015 | 11.35 |
| Dec 28, 2014 | 5.54 |
| Sep 28, 2014 | 8.06 |
| Jun 29, 2014 | 8.52 |
| Mar 30, 2014 | 9.54 |
| Dec 29, 2013 | 3.31 |
API Access
Sprouts Farmers Market Times Interest Earned API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=SFM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "ticker": "SFM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=SFM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();