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Trinseo (Trinseo) Interest Coverage

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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. Trinseo's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-85 Mil. Trinseo's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-63 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 Trinseo's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


TSE's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 9.66
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Trinseo Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Trinseo'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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Trinseo Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Trinseo Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Trinseo'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.


Trinseo Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Trinseo 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.

Trinseo'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, Trinseo's Interest Expense was $-188 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-168 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,329 Mil.

Trinseo did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Trinseo's Interest Expense was $-63 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-85 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,329 Mil.

Trinseo 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Trinseo  (NYSE:TSE) 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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Trinseo (Trinseo) Business Description

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Address
440 East Swedesford Road, Suite 301, Wayne, PA, USA, 19312
Trinseo PLC is a leading global materials company and manufacturer of latex and plastics products. The company's operating segments include latex binders, feedstocks, polystyrene, Americas styrenics, engineered materials, and base plastics. The company is a global leader in styrene-butadiene latex and holds a strong market position in Europe and North America. Base plastics is the business line with the highest net sales and contains compounds and blends for automotive and other applications. Europe accounts for the highest net sales by geography and building and construction/sheet accounts for the highest net sales by end market.
Executives
Matthew Farrell director
Roger Greene officer: VP, GLOBAL CONTROLLER & PAO C/O TRINSEO PLC, 440 EAST SWEDESFORD ROAD, SUITE 301, WAYNE PA 19087
David Phillip Stasse officer: See Remarks C/O FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., 6501 WILLIAM CANNON DRIVE WEST, AUSTIN TX 78735
Jeanmarie F. Desmond director C/O E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 730, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Timothy J Thomas officer: Vice President C/O TRINSEO S.A., 1000 CHESTERBROOK BLVD., SUITE 300, BERWYN PA 19312
Angelo N. Chaclas officer: See Remarks C/O TRINSEO S.A., 1000 CHESTERBROOK BOULEVARD, SUITE 300, BERWYN PA 19312
Frank A Bozich officer: President and CEO PO BOX 1046, SCHENECTADY NY 12301
Philip R Martens director PLEXUS CORP., ONE PLEXUS WAY, NEENAH WI 54956
Kessel Bregje Van officer: SVP, Base Plastics 440 EAST SWEDESFORD ROAD, SUITE 301, WAYNE PA 19087
Han Hendriks officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O TRINSEO PLC, 440 EAST SWEDESFORD ROAD, SUITE 301, WAYNE PA 19087
Jeffrey J Cote director C/O SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 529 PLEASANT STREET, ATTLEBORO MA 02703
M&g Investment Management Ltd 10 percent owner 10 FENCHURCH AVENUE, LONDON X0 EC3M 5AG
Bernard M Skeete officer: VP, CAO and Global Controller C/O TRINSEO S.A., 1000 CHESTERBROOK BLVD., SUITE 300, BERWYN PA 19312
Joseph Alvarado director 705 N. BAR Y ROAD, P.O. BOX 11368, JACKSON WY 83002
Johanna Frisch officer: Treasurer C/O TRINSEO PLC, 1000 CHESTERBROOK BLVD., SUITE 300, BERWYN PA 19312

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