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Andersons (Andersons) Interest Coverage

: 10.49 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Andersons's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $85 Mil. Andersons's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-8 Mil. Andersons's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.49. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ANDE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.18   Med: 2.66   Max: 5.4
Current: 5.4


ANDE's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
62.2% of 254 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 9.045 vs ANDE: 5.40

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


Andersons Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Andersons'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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Andersons Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.18 - 4.55 3.99 5.40

Andersons Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.02 1.85 7.59 3.83 10.49

Competitive Comparison

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Andersons'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.


Andersons Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Andersons's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Andersons 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.

Andersons'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, Andersons's Interest Expense was $-47 Mil. Its Operating Income was $253 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $595 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*253.103/-46.867
=5.40

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Andersons's Interest Expense was $-8 Mil. Its Operating Income was $85 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $595 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*85.002/-8.101
=10.49

* 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.


Andersons  (NAS:ANDE) 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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Andersons (Andersons) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1947 Briarfield Boulevard, PO Box 119, Maumee, OH, USA, 43537
Andersons Inc is an agriculture company that conducts business in North America. Its operations are segmented into trade, ethanol, plant nutrient, and rail. The trade group operates grain elevators and generates income through buying and selling grains, fuel, and space leasing. The trade group contributes over half the company's revenue. The ethanol segment buys and sells corn oil and ethanol, offers facility operations, and invests in ethanol plants. The plant nutrient group manufactures, distributes, and sells fertilizer and plant nutrients. The company's rail segment leases, repairs, and sells railway facilities.
Executives
Patrick E. Bowe director, officer: President & CEO P O BOX 119, MAUMEE OH 43537
Michael J Anderson director C/O INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORP, 12 EAST ARMOUR BLVD, KANSAS CITY MO 64111
Brian K. Walz officer: VP-Treasurer P.O. BOX 119, MAUMEE OH 43537
William E. Krueger officer: President, ATG Comm. & Merch. P.O. BOX 119, MAUMEE OH 43537
Sarah Zibbel officer: EVP & Chief HR Officer P.O. BOX 119, MAUMEE OH 43537
Anne G Rex officer: VP, Strategy, Planning and Dev PO BOX 119, MAUMEE OH 43537
Steven K. Campbell director P.O. BOX 119, MAUMEE OH 43537
Gary A. Douglas director P.O. BOX 119, MAUMEE OH 43537
King Robert J Jr director FIFTH THIRD BANCORP, 38 FOUNTAIN SQ PLZ, CINCINNATI OH 45263
Pamela S Hershberger director P.O. BOX 119, MAUMEE OH 43537
Patrick S. Mullin director 1500 KEY TOWER, 127 PUBLIC SQUARE, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Ross W Manire director 150 CARLTON AVENUE, GLEN ELLYN IL 20137
Gerard M Anderson director ONE ENERGY PLAZA, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, DETROIT MI 48226
Catherine M Kilbane director
Michael T. Hoelter officer: Corporate Controller P.O. BOX 119, MAUMEE OH 43537