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Chorus Aviation (Chorus Aviation) Interest Coverage : 2.03 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Chorus Aviation 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. Chorus Aviation's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $40 Mil. Chorus Aviation's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-20 Mil. Chorus Aviation's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.03. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Chorus Aviation Inc interest coverage is 2.22, which is low.

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

CHRRF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.73   Med: 3.17   Max: 8.56
Current: 2.22


CHRRF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
77.41% of 819 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.5 vs CHRRF: 2.22

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


Chorus Aviation Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chorus Aviation'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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Chorus Aviation Interest Coverage Chart

Chorus Aviation Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.68 1.25 0.73 1.79 2.22

Chorus Aviation 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 2.41 2.30 2.23 2.30 2.03

Competitive Comparison of Chorus Aviation's Interest Coverage

For the Airports & Air Services subindustry, Chorus Aviation'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.


Chorus Aviation's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Chorus Aviation's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Chorus Aviation 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.

Chorus Aviation'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, Chorus Aviation's Interest Expense was $-78 Mil. Its Operating Income was $173 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $986 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*172.753/-77.962
=2.22

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Chorus Aviation's Interest Expense was $-20 Mil. Its Operating Income was $40 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $986 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*39.745/-19.551
=2.03

* 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.


Chorus Aviation  (OTCPK:CHRRF) 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 .


Chorus Aviation Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Chorus Aviation (Chorus Aviation) Business Description

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3 Spectacle Lake Drive, Suite 380, Dartmouth, NS, CAN, B3B 1W8
Chorus Aviation Inc is a Canadian holding company. It aims to deliver regional aviation to the world through its businesses. It specializes in contract flying, maintenance, repair and overhaul, and aircraft leasing solutions. The company operates in two segments namely, the Regional Aviation Services segment includes contract flying, charter operations and maintenance, repair, and overhaul services that are carried on by both Jazz and Voyageur, and the Regional Aircraft Leasing segment leases aircraft to third parties through its wholly-owned subsidiary Chorus Aviation Capital Corp. It generates maximum revenue from the Regional Aviation Services segment.

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