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MISTRAS Group (MISTRAS Group) Interest Coverage : 1.69 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is MISTRAS Group 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. MISTRAS Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.9 Mil. MISTRAS Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-4.7 Mil. MISTRAS Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.69. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

MG' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38   Med: 2.26   Max: 11.16
Current: 1.51


MG's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
92.02% of 789 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.39 vs MG: 1.51

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


MISTRAS Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for MISTRAS Group'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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MISTRAS Group Interest Coverage Chart

MISTRAS Group Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.83 0.38 1.96 1.82 1.51

MISTRAS Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 1.42 0.06 1.37 2.84 1.69

Competitive Comparison of MISTRAS Group's Interest Coverage

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, MISTRAS Group'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.


MISTRAS Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, MISTRAS Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



MISTRAS Group 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.

MISTRAS Group'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, MISTRAS Group's Interest Expense was $-16.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was $25.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $192.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*25.231/-16.761
=1.51

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, MISTRAS Group's Interest Expense was $-4.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was $7.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $192.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*7.878/-4.668
=1.69

* 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.


MISTRAS Group  (NYSE:MG) 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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MISTRAS Group (MISTRAS Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
195 Clarksville Road, Princeton Junction, NJ, USA, 08550
MISTRAS Group Inc provides asset protection solutions and systems. The company evaluates the structural integrity and reliability of critical energy, industrial, and public infrastructure. The company's three operating segments are Service, International and Products and Systems, of which key revenue is derived from the Services segment. Services segment provides asset protection solutions predominantly in North America, with the large amount of concentration in the United States, followed by Canada, consisting of non-destructive testing, and inspection. The asset protection solutions include field inspections, consulting, maintenance, data management, access, monitoring and laboratory quality assurance.
Executives
Nicholas Debenedictis director GLATFELTER, 96 SOUTH GEORGE ST STE 420, YORK PA 17401
John Anthony Smith officer: Executive Vice President 195 CLARKSVILLE RD, PRINCETON JUNCTION NJ 08550
Gennaro A. D'alterio officer: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer PO BOX 144, HARLEYSVILLE PA 19438
Sotirios Vahaviolos January 2023 2-year Grantor Retained Annuity Trust 10 percent owner C/O MISTRAS GROUP, 195 CLARKSVILLE ROAD, PRINCETON JUNCTION NJ 08550
Richard H Glanton director C/O THE GEO GROUP, INC., 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Manuel N. Stamatakis director C/O MISTRAS GROUP, INC., 195 CLARKSVILLE ROAD, PRINCETON JUNCTION NJ 08550
Charles P Pizzi director C/O TASTY BAKING COMPANY, NAVY YARD CORP. CTR., THREE CRESCENT DR., PHILADELPHIA PA 19112
Michelle Lohmeier director C/O SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC., WICHITA KS 67210
Dennis Bertolotti officer: President and COO, Services C/O MISTRAS GROUP, 195 CLARKSVILLE ROAD, PRINCETON JUNCTION NJ 08550
James J Forese director, 10 percent owner C/O SFN GROUP INC, 2050 SPECTRUM BOULEVARD, FT. LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Wayne Curtis Weldon director 4687 WEST CHESTER PIKE, NEWTOWN SQUARE PA 19073
Sotirios J. Vahaviolos director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, President and CEO C/O MISTRAS GROUP, INC., 195 CLARKSVILLE ROAD, PRINCETON JUNCTION NJ 08550
Jonathan H Wolk officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 3102 SHAWNEE DRIVE, WINCHESTER VA 22601
Michael C Keefe officer: EVP, General Counsel C/O MISTRAS GROUP, 195 CLARKSVILLE ROAD, PRINCETON JUNCTION NJ 08550
Edward J Prajzner officer: Sr. VP, CFO and Treasurer C/O TECHNITROL, INC., 1210 NORTHBROOK DRIVE, SUITE 470, TREVOSE PA 19053