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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. Li-Cycle Holdings's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-29.20 Mil. Li-Cycle Holdings's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-17.50 Mil.
did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Li-Cycle Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
LICYF's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Waste Management industry.
Industry Median: 5.87 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.
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 .
Li-Cycle Holdings Interest Coverage Related Terms
Li-Cycle Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Li-Cycle 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.
LICYF vs SNRG, AQMS, SENR: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Waste Management subindustry, Li-Cycle 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.
Li-Cycle Holdings Interest Coverage vs Waste Management Industry
For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Li-Cycle Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Li-Cycle Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.
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:
Li-Cycle Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.
* 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.
What does a Interest Coverage of 0 (At Loss) mean?
Li-Cycle Holdings (LICYF) has a Interest Coverage of 0 (At Loss) as of Dec. 2024. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Li-Cycle Holdings and its competitors.
Is Li-Cycle Holdings' Interest Coverage too high?
Li-Cycle Holdings' current Interest Coverage is 0 (At Loss). Overall, Li-Cycle Holdings has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Li-Cycle Holdings' Interest Coverage compare to SNRG and AQMS?
Li-Cycle Holdings' Interest Coverage of 0 (At Loss) can be compared against companies in the Waste Management industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 5.87. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Waste Management company?
The median Interest Coverage among Waste Management companies is 5.87, based on 161 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Li-Cycle Holdings and its competitors. For the Waste Management industry, the median Interest Coverage is 5.87 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Li-Cycle Holdings's current Interest Coverage is 0 (At Loss). However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Li-Cycle Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Li-Cycle Holdings (LICYF) has a current Interest Coverage of 0 (At Loss). The current Interest Coverage is 0 (At Loss). Li-Cycle Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 16/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Li-Cycle Holdings (LICYF), the current Interest Coverage is 0 (At Loss) as of Dec. 2024. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Li-Cycle Holdings Corp is a lithium-ion battery resource recovery and lithium-ion battery recycler. The company's proprietary process Spoke and Hub recycling process is designed at its Spokes, to process battery manufacturing scrap and end-of-life batteries to produce black mass and other intermediate products, and at its Hubs, to process black mass to recover raw materials, including but not limited to lithium carbonate, cobalt sulphate, and nickel sulphate.
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