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AWI (Armstrong World Industries) Interest Coverage : 8.46 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Armstrong World 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. Armstrong World Industries's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $72 Mil. Armstrong World Industries's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-9 Mil. Armstrong World Industries's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 8.46. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

AWI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.48   Med: 6.2   Max: 7.83
Current: 7.28


AWI's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
50.04% of 1323 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.26 vs AWI: 7.28

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


Armstrong World Industries Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Armstrong World 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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Armstrong World Industries Interest Coverage Chart

Armstrong World Industries Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
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Armstrong World Industries Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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Competitive Comparison of Armstrong World Industries's Interest Coverage

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Armstrong World 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.


Armstrong World Industries's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Armstrong World Industries's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Armstrong World 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.

Armstrong World Industries's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Armstrong World Industries's Interest Expense was $-40 Mil. Its Operating Income was $273 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $566 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*273.1/-39.8
=6.86

Armstrong World Industries's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Armstrong World Industries's Interest Expense was $-9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $72 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $560 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*71.9/-8.5
=8.46

* 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.


Armstrong World Industries  (NYSE:AWI) 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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Armstrong World Industries Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2500 Columbia Avenue, Lancaster, PA, USA, 17603
Armstrong World Industries Inc. designs, innovates, and manufactures ceiling and wall solutions in the Americas. The company manufactures and sources products made of numerous materials, including mineral fiber, fiberglass, metal, felt, wood, resin, wood fiber, and glass-reinforced-gypsum. It also manufactures ceiling suspension system (grid) products through a joint venture with Worthington Industries, Inc., called Worthington Armstrong Venture (WAVE). The company's reportable operating segments include Mineral Fiber, Architectural Specialties, and Unallocated Corporate. A majority of its revenue is generated from the Mineral Fiber segment, which produces suspended mineral fiber and fiberglass ceiling systems. Geographically, it derives maximum revenue from the United States.
Executives
Dawn M. Kirchner-king officer: SVP & CIO 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Victor Grizzle director, officer: CEO 2500 COLUMBIA AVE, LANCASTER PA 17604-3001
Monica M. Maheshwari officer: SVP, Human Resources 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Mark A Hershey officer: See Remarks ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17604-3001
Christopher P. Calzaretta officer: SVP & CFO 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Richard D Holder director EATON CENTER, 1111 SUPERIOR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44114
William H Osborne director 1415 WEST 22ND STREET, SUITE 1100, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Jill A. Crager officer: SVP Sales Operations 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Ellen R. Romano officer: SVP, Human Resources C/O 2500 COLUMBIA AVE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Austin So officer: SVP Gen Cnsl, Compliance C/O STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P., 3600 HORIZON BOULEVARD, TREVOSE PA 19053
Charles M Chiappone officer: SVP, Ceiling Solutions 2500 COLUMBIA AVE, LANCASTER PA 17603
James T. Burge officer: Vice President & Controller 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Stephen F Mcnamara officer: VP, Controller C/O ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., PO BOX 3001, LANCASTER PA 17604
Roy W Templin director ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Barbara Loughran director 1999 BRYAN STREET, DALLAS TX 75201