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Continental AG (Continental AG) Interest Coverage : 0.25 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Continental AG 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. Continental AG's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $32 Mil. Continental AG's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-131 Mil. Continental AG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.25. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CTTAF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06   Med: 10.41   Max: 17.43
Current: 1.82


CTTAF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
85.06% of 1031 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 7.79 vs CTTAF: 1.82

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


Continental AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Continental AG'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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Continental AG Interest Coverage Chart

Continental AG 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 10.69 5.89 4.40 0.06 1.82

Continental AG 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 - 3.62 2.33 1.58 0.25

Competitive Comparison of Continental AG's Interest Coverage

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Continental AG'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.


Continental AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Continental AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Continental AG's Interest Coverage falls into.



Continental AG 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.

Continental AG'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, Continental AG's Interest Expense was $-458 Mil. Its Operating Income was $834 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,592 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*834.242/-458.342
=1.82

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Continental AG's Interest Expense was $-131 Mil. Its Operating Income was $32 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,592 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*32.388/-130.862
=0.25

* 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.


Continental AG  (OTCPK:CTTAF) 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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Continental AG (Continental AG) Business Description

Address
Vahrenwalder Strasse 9, Hanover, NI, DEU, 30165
Continental is a global auto supplier and tiremaker. Operating segments include the automotive group (electrical architecture and networking, autonomous mobility, safety and motion, smart mobility, and user experience), tires, and ContiTech which uses rubber in industrial and automotive components and systems. Last year, automotive group revenue was around 48% of the total, tire was 35%, ContiTech was 16%, and contract manufacturing for Vitesco was 1%. Top five customers include Ford, Mercedes-Benz, the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance, Stellantis, and Volkswagen, representing about 32% of total revenue. Europe, at 47% of total revenue, is the companies largest market, followed by North America at 27%, Asia (mostly China) at 22%, and 4% in other regions.

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