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Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BUE:SID) Interest Coverage : 3.13 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Companhia Siderurgica Nacional 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. Companhia Siderurgica Nacional's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS127,180 Mil. Companhia Siderurgica Nacional's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ARS-40,697 Mil. Companhia Siderurgica Nacional's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.13. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Companhia Siderurgica Nacional's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:SID' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.45   Med: 1.66   Max: 8.13
Current: 1.53


BUE:SID's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
86.08% of 467 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 6.08 vs BUE:SID: 1.53

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


Companhia Siderurgica Nacional Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Companhia Siderurgica Nacional'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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Companhia Siderurgica Nacional Interest Coverage Chart

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.03 3.32 8.13 2.85 1.16

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 1.84 1.89 0.76 1.32 3.13

Competitive Comparison of Companhia Siderurgica Nacional's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Companhia Siderurgica Nacional'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.


Companhia Siderurgica Nacional's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Companhia Siderurgica Nacional's Interest Coverage falls into.



Companhia Siderurgica Nacional 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.

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Companhia Siderurgica Nacional's Interest Expense was ARS-305,859 Mil. Its Operating Income was ARS356,271 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS2,788,053 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*356271.296/-305859.199
=1.16

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Companhia Siderurgica Nacional's Interest Expense was ARS-40,697 Mil. Its Operating Income was ARS127,180 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS2,788,053 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*127180.113/-40696.749
=3.13

* 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.


Companhia Siderurgica Nacional  (BUE:SID) 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 .


Companhia Siderurgica Nacional Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (BUE:SID) Business Description

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Address
Avenue Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3400, 20th Floor, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 04538-132
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional is an integrated steel producer. The company operate throughout the entire steel production chain, from the mining of iron ore to the production and sale of a diversified range of steel products. It operates in five segments namely, Steel, Mining, Logistics, Energy, and Cement. It generates maximum revenue from the steel segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Asia.