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Renewable Energy Group (Renewable Energy Group) Interest Coverage : 2.55 (As of Mar. 2022)


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What is Renewable Energy 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. Renewable Energy Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2022 was $19 Mil. Renewable Energy Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2022 was $-7 Mil. Renewable Energy Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was 2.55. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

REGI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.71   Med: 12.78   Max: 80.65
Current: 7.27


REGI's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.72 vs REGI: 7.27

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


Renewable Energy Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Renewable Energy 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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Renewable Energy Group Interest Coverage Chart

Renewable Energy Group Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 16.43 29.90 18.84 10.45

Renewable Energy Group Quarterly Data
Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22
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 38.16 20.72 6.33 5.50 2.55

Competitive Comparison of Renewable Energy Group's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Renewable Energy 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.


Renewable Energy Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Renewable Energy Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Renewable Energy 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.

Renewable Energy Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021, Renewable Energy Group's Interest Expense was $-22 Mil. Its Operating Income was $229 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $576 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2021 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2021 )
=-1*229.382/-21.949
=10.45

Renewable Energy Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2022, Renewable Energy Group's Interest Expense was $-7 Mil. Its Operating Income was $19 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $578 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2022 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2022 )
=-1*19.038/-7.479
=2.55

* 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.


Renewable Energy Group  (NAS:REGI) 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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Renewable Energy Group (Renewable Energy Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
416 South Bell Avenue, Ames, IA, USA, 50010
Renewable Energy Group Inc is a producer and refiner of biofuels in the oil and gas industry. The company's operations include acquiring feedstock, operating biorefineries, and marketing and distributing renewable fuels. Its operating segments include Biomass-based Diesel, Services, and Corporate and other. The majority of the company's revenue comes from the sale of biomass-based diesel. Geographically, it operates in the United States, Germany and Other Foreign countries of which the United States derived maximum revenue. At its biorefineries, natural fats, oils, and greases are converted into biofuels and renewable chemicals.
Executives
Stacey Orlandi other: SVP, Manufacturing C/O RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP, INC. 416 SOUTH BELL AVENUE AMES IA 50010
Eric Bowen officer: VP, Corp Bus Dev and Legal C/O RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP, INC. 416 SOUTH BELL AVENUE AMES IA 50010
Dylan Glenn director 535 BROAD HOLLOW ROAD, SUITE B51, MELVILLE NY 11747
Niharika Ramdev director C/O XL HYBRIDS, INC., 145 NEWTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02135
Todd Samuels other: Chief Accounting Officer C/O RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP, INC. 416 SOUTH BELL AVENUE AMES IA 50010
Chad Stone officer: Chief Financial Officer REG NEWCO, INC. 416 S. BELL AVENUE AMES IA 50010
Cynthia J Warner director, officer: President and CEO 1925 WEST FIELD COURT, SUITE 200, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Harding Peter John Martin director 416 S. BELL AVE. AMES IA 50010
Richard Craig Bealmear officer: Chief Financial Officer 1114 COLFAX STREET EVANSTON IL 60201
Jeffrey Stroburg director REG NEWCO, INC. 416 S. BELL AVENUE AMES IA 50010
Christopher D. Sorrells director REG NEWCO, INC., 416 S. BELL AVENUE, AMES IA 50010
Todd Allen Robinson officer: InterimChief Financial Officer RENEWABLE ENERGY, INC. 416 SOUTH BELL AVENUE AMES IA 50010
Walter Z Berger director 416 SOUTH BELL AVENUE, AMES IA 50010
Gary Haer officer: VP, Sales and Marketing 416 SOUTH BELL AVENUE C/O RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP, INC. AMES IA 50010
Michael M Scharf director 12312 OLIVE BOULEVARD SUITE 400 ST. LOUIS MO 63141

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