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IMCD NV (IMCD NV) Interest Coverage : 6.18 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is IMCD NV 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. IMCD NV's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $207 Mil. IMCD NV's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-33 Mil. IMCD NV's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.18. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

IMDZF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.49   Med: 9.12   Max: 16.71
Current: 8.57


IMDZF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
53.87% of 1177 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.88 vs IMDZF: 8.57

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


IMCD NV Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for IMCD NV'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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IMCD NV Interest Coverage Chart

IMCD NV 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 7.40 9.33 16.48 16.71 8.57

IMCD NV Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 15.46 22.67 12.68 12.35 6.18

Competitive Comparison of IMCD NV's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, IMCD NV'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.


IMCD NV's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, IMCD NV's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



IMCD NV 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.

IMCD NV'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, IMCD NV's Interest Expense was $-55 Mil. Its Operating Income was $467 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,364 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*467.31/-54.528
=8.57

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, IMCD NV's Interest Expense was $-33 Mil. Its Operating Income was $207 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,364 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*206.655/-33.417
=6.18

* 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.


IMCD NV  (OTCPK:IMDZF) 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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IMCD NV (IMCD NV) Business Description

Address
Wilhelminaplein 32, Rotterdam, NLD, 3072 DE
IMCD NV manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and food ingredients. The firm's product portfolio consists of two categories: Life Science consists of the following lines of business: Pharmaceuticals, Beauty & Personal Care, Food & Nutrition, and Home Care and I&I, and The Industrial segment contains the lines of business of Coatings & Construction, Lubricants & Energy, Industrial Solutions and Advanced Materials. The company has four operating segments; EMEA, Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Holding companies. It derives a majority of its revenue from the EMEA segment.

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