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Culp (CULP) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Culp 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. Culp's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-1.8 Mil. Culp's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Culp Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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


CULP's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry.
Industry Median: 5.295
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Culp Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Culp'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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Culp Interest Coverage Chart

Culp Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Interest Coverage
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Culp Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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Competitive Comparison of Culp's Interest Coverage

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Culp'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.


Culp's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Culp's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Culp 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.

Culp's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023, Culp's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-27.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.6 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Culp's interest coverage with the available data.

Culp's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, Culp's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.7 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Culp's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


Culp  (NYSE:CULP) 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 .


Culp Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Culp (CULP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1823 Eastchester Drive, High Point, NC, USA, 27265
Culp Inc manufactures, sources, and markets mattress fabrics and sewn covers used for covering mattresses and box springs and upholstery fabrics including cut and sewn kits used in the production of upholstered furniture. The company has two operating segments Mattress fabrics and Upholstery fabrics. The mattress fabrics segment, also known as Culp Home Fashions, manufactures and markets mattress fabrics and mattress covers to bedding manufacturers. The upholstery fabrics segment markets fabrics for residential and commercial furniture, including jacquard woven fabrics, velvets, micro denier suedes, woven dobbies, knitted fabrics, piece-dyed woven products, and polyurethane leather look fabrics.
Executives
Jonathan Lee Kelly director 1823 EASTCHESTER DRIVE, HIGH POINT NC 27265
Kimberly Bullock Gatling director 1823 EASTCHESTER DRIVE, HIGH POINT NC 27265
Thomas Bruno officer: President, Culp Home Fashions 1823 EASTCHESTER DRIVE, HIGH POINT NC 27265
John Allen Baugh director 1823 EASTCHESTER DRIVE, HIGH POINT NC 27265
Gallagher Thomas Bernard Jr officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1823 EASTCHESTER DRIVE, HIGH POINT NC 27265
Perry E Davis director NO. 1 LEGGETT ROAD, CARTHAGE MO 64836
Fred A Jackson director C/O FUDDICK CORP, 301 S TRYON ST STE 1800, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Teresa Atkins Huffman officer: Senior VP, Human Resources 1823 EASTCHESTER DRIVE, HIGH POINT NC 27265
Sharon A Decker director 4100 COCA COLA PLAZA, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Franklin N Saxon director, officer: President and COO 8508 MAHALA DR, HIGH POINT NC 27265
Culp Robert George Iv officer: President, CHF division 101 SOUTH MAIN STREET, HIGH POINT NC 27260
Kenneth W Mcallister director 220 CASCADE DR, HIGH POINT NC 27265
Ashley Carter Durbin officer: VP, General Counsel, Secretary 1823 EASTCHESTER DRIVE, HIGH POINT NC 27265
Cassandra J Brown officer: President, Culp Home Fashions 7209 HWY 158, STOKESDALE NC 27357
Culp Robert G Iii director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO 903 FORREST HILL DR, HIGH POINT NC 27262