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USA Truck (USA Truck) Interest Coverage : 4.61 (As of Jun. 2022)


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What is USA Truck 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. USA Truck's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2022 was $7.1 Mil. USA Truck's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2022 was $-1.5 Mil. USA Truck's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was 4.61. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

USAK' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.4   Med: 5.25   Max: 9.29
Current: 8.92


USAK's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 5.395 vs USAK: 8.92

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


USA Truck Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for USA Truck'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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USA Truck Interest Coverage Chart

USA Truck Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 4.99 0.40 2.37 9.29

USA Truck Quarterly Data
Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22
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 6.70 7.83 17.91 8.67 4.61

Competitive Comparison of USA Truck's Interest Coverage

For the Trucking subindustry, USA Truck'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.


USA Truck's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

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



USA Truck 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.

USA Truck's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021, USA Truck's Interest Expense was $-3.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $36.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $136.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2021 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2021 )
=-1*36.508/-3.929
=9.29

USA Truck's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2022, USA Truck's Interest Expense was $-1.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $7.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $141.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2022 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2022 )
=-1*7.103/-1.542
=4.61

* 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.


USA Truck  (NAS:USAK) 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 .


USA Truck Interest Coverage Related Terms

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USA Truck (USA Truck) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3200 Industrial Park Road, Van Buren, AR, USA, 72956
USA Truck Inc provides transportation and logistics services. It reports two segments namely Trucking which consists of the company's truckload and freight service offerings and USAT Logistics which consist of the company's freight brokerage, logistics, and rail intermodal service offerings. The company transports commodities throughout the United States and into and out of portions of Canada and Mexico. The majority of the revenue is generated from the Trucking segment.
Executives
Robert E. Creager director 2728 TANGLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77005
Rajan Penkar director C/O TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA INC., 24601 CENTER RIDGE ROAD, WESTLAKE OH 44145
Kimberly K Littlejohn officer: SVP - Customer Experience, CIO 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD VAN BUREN AR 72956
Alexander David Greene director 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD, VAN BUREN AR 72956
Thomas M Glaser director
Barbara J Faulkenberry director 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD, VAN BUREN AR 72956
Timothy W Guin officer: EVP & Chief Commercial Officer 2200 SOUTH 75TH AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85043
James D Reed director, officer: President and CEO 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD, VAN BUREN AR 72956
Jason R. Bates officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer USA TRUCK, INC., 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD, VAN BUREN AR 72956
Zachary B King officer: VP, Corporate Controller, PAO 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD VAN BUREN AR 72956
Hermann Justin Kreimer officer: VP - Trucking Operations 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD VAN BUREN AR 72956
Katherine B. Knight officer: VP, Gen Counsel, Corp Sec. 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD VAN BUREN AR 72956
Gary Enzor director 2200 SOUTH 75TH AVENUE PHOENIX AZ 85043
Robert A Peiser director PO BOX 612787, DFW AIRPORT TX 75261
Mary Susan Chambers director 702 S.W. 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716-0215

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