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Commercial Metals Co (STU:CMS) Interest Coverage : 10.84 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Commercial Metals Co 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. Commercial Metals Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was €119 Mil. Commercial Metals Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was €-11 Mil. Commercial Metals Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 10.84. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Commercial Metals Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

STU:CMS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.39   Med: 5.08   Max: 29.12
Current: 22.96


STU:CMS's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
77.04% of 466 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 5.995 vs STU:CMS: 22.96

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


Commercial Metals Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Commercial Metals Co'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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Commercial Metals Co Interest Coverage Chart

Commercial Metals Co Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.77 7.08 11.57 25.86 29.12

Commercial Metals Co Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 24.68 36.01 30.40 20.11 10.84

Competitive Comparison of Commercial Metals Co's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Commercial Metals Co'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.


Commercial Metals Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Commercial Metals Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Commercial Metals Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Commercial Metals Co 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.

Commercial Metals Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023, Commercial Metals Co's Interest Expense was €-37 Mil. Its Operating Income was €1,071 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,022 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Aug. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Aug. 2023 )
=-1*1071.404/-36.796
=29.12

Commercial Metals Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Feb. 2024, Commercial Metals Co's Interest Expense was €-11 Mil. Its Operating Income was €119 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,044 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=-1*119.395/-11.011
=10.84

* 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.


Commercial Metals Co  (STU:CMS) 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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Commercial Metals Co (STU:CMS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6565 North MacArthur Boulevard, Irving, TX, USA, 75039
Commercial Metals Co operates steel mills, steel fabrication plants, and metal recycling facilities in the United States and manufactures rebar and structural steel, which are key product categories for the nonresidential construction sector. The Company has two reportable segments: North America and Europe.

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