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Universal Stainless & Alloy Products (Universal Stainless & Alloy Products) Interest Coverage

: 2.18 (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. Universal Stainless & Alloy Products's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.8 Mil. Universal Stainless & Alloy Products's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.2 Mil. Universal Stainless & Alloy Products's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.18. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Universal Stainless & Alloy Products's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

USAP' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.99   Med: 1.83   Max: 3.74
Current: 1.63


USAP's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
83.58% of 469 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 6 vs USAP: 1.63

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


Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Universal Stainless & Alloy Products'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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Universal Stainless & Alloy Products 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 1.83 - - - 1.63

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products 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 - 0.71 1.51 2.06 2.18

Competitive Comparison

For the Steel subindustry, Universal Stainless & Alloy Products'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.


Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Universal Stainless & Alloy Products's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Universal Stainless & Alloy Products's Interest Coverage falls into.



Universal Stainless & Alloy Products 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.

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products'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, Universal Stainless & Alloy Products's Interest Expense was $-8.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $13.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $81.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*13.756/-8.414
=1.63

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Universal Stainless & Alloy Products's Interest Expense was $-2.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $4.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $81.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*4.804/-2.199
=2.18

* 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.


Universal Stainless & Alloy Products  (NAS:USAP) 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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Universal Stainless & Alloy Products (Universal Stainless & Alloy Products) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
600 Mayer Street, Bridgeville, PA, USA, 15017
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc manufactures and markets semi-finished and finished specialty steel products, including stainless steel, nickel alloys, tool steel, and certain other alloyed steels. The company along with its subsidiaries involves melting, remelting, heat treating, hot and cold rolling, forging, machining and cold drawing of semi-finished and finished specialty steels.
Executives
Udi Toledano director 51 DUFFIELD DRIVE, S. ORANGE NJ 07079
M. David Kornblatt director 1214 ROUND HILL ROAD, BRYN MAWR PA 19010
Judith L Bacchus director 525 WILLIAM PENN PLACE, 33RD FLOOR, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
Christopher L Ayers director 5626 MISSION DRIVE, MISSION HILL KS 66208
Dennis M Oates director, officer: Chairman, President and CEO 600 MAYER STREET, BRIDGEVILLE PA 15017
Steven Ditommaso officer: VP and CFO 600 MAYER STREET, BRIDGEVILLE PA 15017
Wendel Crosby officer: Vice President of Manufacturin 600 MAYER STREET, BRIDGEVILLE PA 15017
Christopher M Zimmer officer: Exec. V. P. & CCO 600 MAYER STREET, BRIDGEVILLE PA 15017
John Arminas officer: VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary 600 MAYER STREET, BRIDGEVILLE PA 15017
Christopher Thomas Scanlon officer: VP Finance, Treasurer & CFO 415 HOLIDAY DRIVE, PITTSBURGH PA 15520
Graham Mcintosh officer: V. P. Technology & Chief Techn 600 MAYER STREET, BRIDGEVILLE PA 15017
Alyssa H Snider officer: VP & CHRO 600 MAYER STREET, BRIDGEVILLE PA 15017
Paul A Mcgrath officer: V.P. Admin., General Counsel 600 MAYER STREET, BRIDGEVILLE PA 15017
Ross C Wilkin officer: V.P. Finance, CFO & Treasurer 600 MAYER STREET, BRIDGEVILLE PA 15017
Larry J Pollock officer: Exec. V.P. & CMO 600 MAYER STREET, BRIDGEVILLE PA 15017