Albemarle (Albemarle) Interest Coverage

: 0 (At Loss) (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. Albemarle's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-921 Mil. Albemarle's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-34 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ALB' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.56 Med: 8.05 Max: 20.15
Current: 1.56

ALB's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
89.77% of 1192 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.705 vs ALB: 1.56

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

Albemarle Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Albemarle'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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Albemarle Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Interest Coverage

11.55

6.92

8.17

20.15

1.56

Albemarle Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Interest Coverage																34.65	41.15	5.47	-	-

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Albemarle'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.

Albemarle Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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

Albemarle 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.

Albemarle'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, Albemarle's Interest Expense was $-116 Mil. Its Operating Income was $181 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,655 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	180.691	/	-116.072
	=	1.56

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Albemarle's Interest Expense was $-34 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-921 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,655 Mil.

Albemarle did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) 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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Albemarle (Albemarle) Business Description

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Address

4250 Congress Street, Suite 900, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28209

Website

https://www.albemarle.com

Albemarle is one of the world's largest lithium producers. In the lithium industry, the majority of demand comes from batteries, where lithium is used as the energy storage material, particularly in electric vehicles. Albemarle is a fully integrated lithium producer. Its upstream resources include salt brine deposits in Chile and the U.S. and two hard rock mines in Australia, both of which are joint ventures. The company operates lithium refining plants in Chile, the U.S., Australia, and China. Albemarle is a global leader in the production of bromine, used in flame retardants. It is also a major producer of oil refining catalysts.

Executives

Kristin M Coleman	officer: EVP, General Counsel	140 HAZEL AVE., GLENCOE IL 60022
Neal Ravi Sheorey	officer: Chief Financial Officer	4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Michael James Simmons	officer: President - Ketjen	301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3200, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Eric Norris	officer: President, Lithium	1519 AUDUBON ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
J Kent Masters	director	ALBEMARLE CORP., 451 FLORIDA ST, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Sean B. O'hollaren	officer: Chief External Affairs Officer	4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Jacobus G. Fourie	officer: Chief Capital Projects Officer	4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Scott Tozier	officer: EVP & CFO	ALBEMARLE CORP, 4250 CONGRESS ST STE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Karen G Narwold	officer: EVP, Chief Admin Officer	ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 4250 CONGRESS ST, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Raphael Goszcz Crawford	officer: President, Catalysts	4311 GREENBRIAR HILLS PLANTATION RD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Ralf Hans Cramer	director	MIERENDORSFSTRASSE 26, BENSHEIM 2M 64625
Netha N. Johnson	officer: President, Bromine Specialties	3489 CRESTMOOR DRIVE, WOODBURY MN 55125
Barichivich John Clarence Iii	officer: VP, Controller & CAO	4250 CONGRESS ST., SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Kissam Luther C Iv	director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO	3801 BERESFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Melissa H. Anderson	officer: SVP, Chief HR Officer	ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 4250 CONGRESS ST. SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209