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Webco Industries (Webco Industries) Interest Coverage : 6.39 (As of Jul. 2023)


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What is Webco Industries 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. Webco Industries's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jul. 2023 was $38.9 Mil. Webco Industries's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jul. 2023 was $-6.1 Mil. Webco Industries's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was 6.39. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

WEBC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.09   Med: 3.57   Max: 11.79
Current: 6.39


WEBC's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
50.75% of 465 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 6.2 vs WEBC: 6.39

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


Webco Industries Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Webco Industries'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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Webco Industries Interest Coverage Chart

Webco Industries Annual Data
Trend Jul05 Jul06 Jul12 Jul13 Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.50 - 3.57 7.73 6.39

Webco Industries Semi-Annual Data
Jul95 Jul96 Jul97 Jul98 Jul99 Jul00 Jul01 Jul02 Jul03 Jul04 Jul05 Jul06 Jul12 Jul13 Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul23
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 1.50 - 3.57 7.73 6.39

Competitive Comparison of Webco Industries's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Webco Industries'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.


Webco Industries's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Webco Industries's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Webco Industries 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.

Webco Industries's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023, Webco Industries's Interest Expense was $-6.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $38.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $39.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jul. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jul. 2023 )
=-1*38.907/-6.089
=6.39

Webco Industries's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jul. 2023, Webco Industries's Interest Expense was $-6.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $38.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $39.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jul. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jul. 2023 )
=-1*38.907/-6.089
=6.39

* 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.


Webco Industries  (OTCPK:WEBC) 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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Webco Industries (Webco Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
9101 West 21st Street S, P.O. Box 100, Sand Springs, OK, USA, 74063
Webco Industries Inc is a specialty manufacturer of high-quality carbon and stainless steel tubing products that are designed to industry and customer specifications. The company's products include Welded tubing; Cold drawn- Welded and Cold drawn- Seamless. Its value-added services include bending, custom mill length, end formed/swaged, finning, heat treating, packaging, precision cutting, product availability and responsiveness.
Executives
Dana Suzette Weber director, 10 percent owner, officer: Pres and COO
F William Weber director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chmn and CEO
Bradley Scott Vetal director 10701 E UTE STREET, TULSA OK 74116
Jack D Mccarthy director
David Edward Boyer officer: Sr VP - Tubing Oper and Secy
Michael Paul Howard officer: Sr VP - Fin and Adm / CFO
Kenneth Eugene Case director
Christopher Lee Kowalski director, officer: Pres of 100% owned sub

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