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FRCEF (Fletcher Building) Interest Coverage : 0.92 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Fletcher Building 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. Fletcher Building's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was $95 Mil. Fletcher Building's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-103 Mil. Fletcher Building's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.92. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Fletcher Building Ltds earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

FRCEF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.8   Med: 3.11   Max: 7.77
Current: 0.8


FRCEF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
94.79% of 307 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 6.44 vs FRCEF: 0.80

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


Fletcher Building Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fletcher Building'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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Fletcher Building Interest Coverage Chart

Fletcher Building Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 5.98 7.77 0.91 1.09

Fletcher Building Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 3.43 3.83 - 0.16 0.92

Competitive Comparison of Fletcher Building's Interest Coverage

For the Building Materials subindustry, Fletcher Building'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.


Fletcher Building's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Fletcher Building's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fletcher Building's Interest Coverage falls into.



Fletcher Building 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.

Fletcher Building's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024, Fletcher Building's Interest Expense was $-90 Mil. Its Operating Income was $98 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,022 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*98.22/-90.239
=1.09

Fletcher Building's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, Fletcher Building's Interest Expense was $-103 Mil. Its Operating Income was $95 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,022 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*95.15/-103.131
=0.92

* 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.


Fletcher Building  (OTCPK:FRCEF) 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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Fletcher Building Business Description

Address
810 Great South Road, Penrose, Auckland, NTL, NZL, 1061
Fletcher Building is a New Zealand-based building materials company with operations focused in New Zealand, but also extending to Australia. It has a conglomerate structure with diverse operations across concrete, building products, steel, retail distribution, construction, and development. Having previously expanded internationally through acquisitions, operations have gradually refocused on the New Zealand and Australian businesses.

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