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AgroFresh Solutions (AgroFresh Solutions) Interest Coverage : 0.84 (As of Dec. 2022)


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What is AgroFresh Solutions 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. AgroFresh Solutions's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2022 was $5.5 Mil. AgroFresh Solutions's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2022 was $-6.5 Mil. AgroFresh Solutions's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 0.84. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

AGFS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06   Med: 0.39   Max: 17315
Current: 0.06


AGFS's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 8.395 vs AGFS: 0.06

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


AgroFresh Solutions Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for AgroFresh Solutions'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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AgroFresh Solutions Interest Coverage Chart

AgroFresh Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.20 - 0.36 0.39 0.06

AgroFresh Solutions Quarterly Data
Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22
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 2.41 0.47 - 0.87 0.84

Competitive Comparison of AgroFresh Solutions's Interest Coverage

For the Farm Products subindustry, AgroFresh Solutions'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.


AgroFresh Solutions's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, AgroFresh Solutions's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



AgroFresh Solutions 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.

AgroFresh Solutions's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, AgroFresh Solutions's Interest Expense was $-22.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $258.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*1.236/-22.206
=0.06

AgroFresh Solutions's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2022, AgroFresh Solutions's Interest Expense was $-6.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $5.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $258.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*5.478/-6.503
=0.84

* 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.


AgroFresh Solutions  (NAS:AGFS) 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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AgroFresh Solutions (AgroFresh Solutions) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
510-530 Walnut Street, Suite 1350, One Washington Square, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19106
AgroFresh Solutions Inc creates agricultural technologies that preserve the quality and value of fresh produce and flowers. One such product is SmartFresh, which blocks the effects of ethylene and delays ripening while leaving no visible residue. Geographically, it operates in North America, Latin America, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific. The majority of sales are recognized in the EMEA region. The firm provides its solutions to growers, packers, and retailers. Its operating segment includes AgroFresh Core and Tecnidex. The company generates maximum revenue from AgroFresh Core segment.
Executives
David Mcinerney director 510-530 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1350, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Peter Sykes director ONE WASHINGTON SQUARE, 510-530 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1350, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Lewis Clinton A. Jr. director, officer: CEO C/O ZOETIS INC., 100 CAMPUS DRIVE, FLORHAM PARK NJ 07940
John Atkin director 510-530 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1350, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Graham G Miao officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O PERNIX THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC., 10 NORTH PARK PLACE, SUITE 201, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Kay Kuenker director C/O AGROFRESH SOLUTIONS, INC., 510-530 WALNUT ST., SUITE 1350, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Dow Inc. 10 percent owner 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
Peter Berweger director 475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Paine Schwartz Partners, Llc director, 10 percent owner 475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK CITY NY 10017
Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V Gp, Ltd. 10 percent owner 475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK CITY NY 10017
Alexander Corbacho director 475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Kevin Schwartz 10 percent owner 475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK CITY NY 10017
Psp Agfs Holdings, L.p. 10 percent owner 475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK CITY NY 10017
Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V Gp, L.p. 10 percent owner 475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK CITY NY 10017
Paine W Dexter Iii 10 percent owner 950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 1150, FOSTER CITY CA 94404