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Broadwind (Broadwind) Interest Coverage

: 2.21 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Broadwind's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.3 Mil. Broadwind's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.0 Mil. Broadwind's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.21. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BWEN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.21   Med: 2.75   Max: 3.48
Current: 3.48


BWEN's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
79.76% of 2302 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.49 vs BWEN: 3.48

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


Broadwind Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Broadwind'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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Broadwind Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.21 - - 3.48

Broadwind Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 2.63 2.95 5.76 2.21

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Broadwind'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.


Broadwind Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Broadwind's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Broadwind 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.

Broadwind'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, Broadwind's Interest Expense was $-3.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $11.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $25.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*11.139/-3.201
=3.48

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Broadwind's Interest Expense was $-1.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $25.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2.274/-1.03
=2.21

* 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.


Broadwind  (NAS:BWEN) 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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Broadwind (Broadwind) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3240 S. Central Avenue, Cicero, IL, USA, 60804
Broadwind Inc is a precision manufacturer of structures, equipment and components for clean technology and other specialized applications. The company provide technologically high value products to customers with complex systems and stringent quality standards that operate in energy, mining and infrastructure sectors, in the United States of America. It capabilities include heavy fabrications, welding, metal rolling, coatings, gear cutting and shaping, gearbox manufacturing and repair, heat treat, assembly, engineering and packaging solutions. It operates through three operating segments namely Heavy Fabrications, Gearing and Industrial Solutions.
Executives
Sachin M Shivaram director 3240 S. CENTRAL AVENUE, CICERO IL 60804
Thomas A. Wagner director 66 WEYRICK ROAD, TROY NY 12180
Hayes M. Kennedy officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 3240 S. CENTRAL AVE., CICERO IL 60804
Jeanette A. Press director 550 WEST ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Cary B Wood director 425 NORTH MARTINGALE ROAD, SUITE 1000, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173
Eric B. Blashford officer: Pres., Broadwind Towers, Inc. 3240 S. CENTRAL AVE., CICERO IL 60804
Daniel E. Schueller officer: Pres., Brad Foote Gear Works 3240 S. CENTRAL AVE., CICERO IL 60804
Stephanie K Kushner officer: Chief Financial Officer
Thomas A Ciccone officer: VP and Principal Acct Officer 3240 S. CENTRAL AVENUE, CICERO IL 60804
David P Reiland director N49 W13650 CAMPBELL DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Jason Lee Bonfigt officer: VP and Corporate Controller 3240 S. CENTRAL AVE., CICERO IL 60804
Wayne W. Hanna officer: Pres., Brad Foote Gear Works 3240 S. CENTRAL AVE., CICERO IL 60804
Philip J Christman director 3240 S. CENTRAL AVENUE, CICERO IL 60804
Mayo Gilbert W. Jr. officer: Pres., Process Systems 3240 S. CENTRAL AVE., CICERO IL 60804
Joseph V. Reisinger officer: VP, Business Development 3240 S. CENTRAL AVE., CICERO IL 60804