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Close The Loop (ASX:CLG) Interest Coverage : 2.34 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Close The Loop 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. Close The Loop's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$10.5 Mil. Close The Loop's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$-4.5 Mil. Close The Loop's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.34. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ASX:CLG' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.03   Med: 7.92   Max: 9.52
Current: 3.03


ASX:CLG's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
70.41% of 169 companies
in the Waste Management industry
Industry Median: 4.94 vs ASX:CLG: 3.03

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


Close The Loop Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Close The Loop'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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Close The Loop Interest Coverage Chart

Close The Loop Annual Data
Trend Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
9.52 6.32

Close The Loop Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 7.36 12.20 19.19 4.49 2.34

Competitive Comparison of Close The Loop's Interest Coverage

For the Waste Management subindustry, Close The Loop'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.


Close The Loop's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Close The Loop's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Close The Loop 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.

Close The Loop's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Close The Loop's Interest Expense was A$-2.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$15.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$91.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*15.444/-2.443
=6.32

Close The Loop's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Close The Loop's Interest Expense was A$-4.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$10.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$88.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*10.531/-4.501
=2.34

* 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.


Close The Loop  (ASX:CLG) 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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Close The Loop (ASX:CLG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
43-47 Cleeland Road, Oakleigh South, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3167
Close The Loop Ltd provides reuse, recycling, and sustainability solutions. The company has developed a battery collection and recycling solution in Australia. The group has two operating segments based on differences in products and services provided: resource recovery and packaging.

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