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Axalta Coating Systems (Axalta Coating Systems) Interest Coverage

: 2.91 (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. Axalta Coating Systems's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $161 Mil. Axalta Coating Systems's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-55 Mil. Axalta Coating Systems's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.91. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

AXTA' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.7   Med: 2.68   Max: 3.45
Current: 2.75


AXTA's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
80.87% of 1192 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.66 vs AXTA: 2.75

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


Axalta Coating Systems Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Axalta Coating Systems'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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Axalta Coating Systems 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 3.00 2.04 3.45 3.03 2.75

Axalta Coating Systems 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 2.84 2.60 2.52 2.97 2.91

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Axalta Coating Systems'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.


Axalta Coating Systems Interest Coverage Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Axalta Coating Systems's Interest Coverage falls into.



Axalta Coating Systems 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.

Axalta Coating Systems'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, Axalta Coating Systems's Interest Expense was $-213 Mil. Its Operating Income was $588 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,479 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*587.5/-213.3
=2.75

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Axalta Coating Systems's Interest Expense was $-55 Mil. Its Operating Income was $161 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,479 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*161.2/-55.4
=2.91

* 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.


Axalta Coating Systems  (NYSE:AXTA) 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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Axalta Coating Systems (Axalta Coating Systems) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
50 Applied Bank Boulevard, Suite 300, Glen Mills, PA, USA, 19342
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd is a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of high-performance coatings systems. It operates in two segments, The Performance Coatings segment provides liquid and powder coatings solutions to a fragmented and local customer base. Its end markets include refinish and industrial. The Mobility Coatings segment relates to the provision of coating technologies to original equipment manufacturers of light and commercial vehicles. The company operates in the geographic areas of North America, EMEA countries, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.
Executives
Hadi Awada officer: SVP, Global Trans. Coatings AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS, 2001 MARKET STREET 36TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Brian A Berube officer: SVP and General Counsel C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Anthony Massey officer: VP, Global Controller, PAO AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS, 2001 MARKET STREET, 36TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Robert M Mclaughlin director C/O AIRGAS, INC., 259 NORTH RADNOR-CHESTER RD, RADNOR PA 19087
Mary Slagle Zappone director 10900 NE 8TH ST., STE. 800, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Amy Tufano officer: SVP & CHRO 50 APPLIED BANK BLVD., SUITE 300, GLEN MILLS PA 19342
Deborah J. Kissire director 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
William M Cook director 1925 WEST FIELD COURT, SUITE 200, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Kevin M Stein director TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED, 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Anderson Carl Douglas Ii officer: SVP and CFO C/O XPO, INC., FIVE AMERICAN LANE, GREENWICH CT 06831
Jacqueline Scanlan officer: SVP & CHRO HAEMONETICS CORPORATION, 400 WOOD ROAD, BRAINTREE MA 02184
Chris Villavarayan director, officer: CEO & President C/O MERITOR, INC., 2135 WEST MAPLE ROAD, TROY MI 48084
Jan Bertsch director 3850 HAMLIN ROAD, AUBURN HILLS MI 48326
Troy D. Weaver officer: SVP, Global Refinish AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS, 2001 MARKET STREET 36TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Barry S Snyder officer: SVP,Chief Ops & Sup Chain Offc 1200 WILLOW LAKE BOULEVARD, P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55164-0683