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BBCP (Concrete Pumping Holdings) Interest Coverage : 0.56 (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is Concrete Pumping Holdings 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. Concrete Pumping Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $3.5 Mil. Concrete Pumping Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $-6.2 Mil. Concrete Pumping Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 0.56. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Concrete Pumping Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BBCP' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.76   Med: 1.94   Max: No Debt
Current: 2.01


BBCP's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
81.09% of 1317 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.13 vs BBCP: 2.01

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


Concrete Pumping Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Concrete Pumping Holdings'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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Concrete Pumping Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Concrete Pumping Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.76 1.52 1.94 2.18 1.91

Concrete Pumping Holdings Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
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 0.22 1.75 2.63 3.13 0.56

Competitive Comparison of Concrete Pumping Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Concrete Pumping Holdings'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.


Concrete Pumping Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Concrete Pumping Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Concrete Pumping Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Concrete Pumping Holdings 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.

Concrete Pumping Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024, Concrete Pumping Holdings's Interest Expense was $-25.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $49.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $395.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Oct. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Oct. 2024 )
=-1*49.347/-25.88
=1.91

Concrete Pumping Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2025, Concrete Pumping Holdings's Interest Expense was $-6.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $3.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $438.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2025 )
=-1*3.485/-6.215
=0.56

* 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.


Concrete Pumping Holdings  (NAS:BBCP) 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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Concrete Pumping Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
500 E. 84th Avenue, Suite A-5, Thornton, CO, USA, 80229
Concrete Pumping Holdings Inc is a provider of concrete pumping services and concrete waste management services in the fragmented United States and United Kingdom markets. Its large fleet of specialized pumping equipment and trained operators position it to deliver concrete placement solutions. The company's operating segment includes U.S. Concrete Pumping; U.K. Operations; U.S. Concrete Waste Management Services and Corporate. It generates maximum revenue from the U.S. Concrete Pumping segment. Geographically, it generates majority of the revenue from its business in United States.
Executives
Stephen Alarcon director PENINSULA PACIFIC, LLC, 10250 CONSTELLATION BLVD., SUITE 2230, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Bruce F. Young director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 28 WEST 44TH STREET, SUITE 501, NEW YORK NY 10036
Ryan Beres director ARGAND PARTNERS, 28 WEST 44TH STREET, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Armstron Thomas K Jr director C/O TK INVESTMENTS LLC, 4908 WEST BRIAR DRIVE, FORT WORTH TX 76109
John M Piecuch director 2925 BRIARPARK, SUITE 1050, HOUSTON TX 77042
Brent M Stevens director, 10 percent owner PO BOX 5239, KETCHUM ID 83340
Brown David A B director
Matthew Homme director 28 WEST 44TH STREET, SUITE 501, NEW YORK NY 10036
Brian Hodges director C/O INDUSTREA ACQUISITION CORP., 28 WEST 44TH STREET, SUITE 501, NEW YORK NY 10036
Argand Partners, Lp 10 percent owner C/O INDUSTREA ACQUISITION CORP., 28 WEST 44TH STREET, SUITE 501, NEW YORK NY 10036
Owl Creek Sri Master Fund, Ltd. 10 percent owner 89 NEXUS WAY, 2ND FLOOR, CAMANA BAY, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1205
Owl Creek Ii, L.p. 10 percent owner 640 FIFTH AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Owl Creek I, L.p. 10 percent owner 640 FIFTH AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Owl Creek Advisors, Llc 10 percent owner 640 FIFTH AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Jeffrey A Altman 10 percent owner 640 FIFTH AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019