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Arch Resources (Arch Resources) Interest Coverage : 32.47 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Arch Resources 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. Arch Resources's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $131 Mil. Arch Resources's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-4 Mil. Arch Resources's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 32.47. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ARCH' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.19   Med: 15.16   Max: 54.28
Current: 36.9


ARCH's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
81.45% of 469 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 6 vs ARCH: 36.90

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


Arch Resources Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Arch Resources'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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Arch Resources Interest Coverage Chart

Arch Resources Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.88 - 16.23 54.28 36.98

Arch Resources Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 51.25 56.98 25.98 28.44 32.47

Competitive Comparison of Arch Resources's Interest Coverage

For the Coking Coal subindustry, Arch Resources'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.


Arch Resources's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

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



Arch Resources 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.

Arch Resources'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, Arch Resources's Interest Expense was $-15 Mil. Its Operating Income was $548 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $105 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*548.026/-14.821
=36.98

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Arch Resources's Interest Expense was $-4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $131 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $105 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*131.105/-4.038
=32.47

* 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.


Arch Resources  (NYSE:ARCH) 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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Arch Resources (Arch Resources) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 CityPlace Drive, Suite 300, Saint Louis, MO, USA, 63141
Arch Resources Inc is a producer of metallurgical and coking coal. The company sells its coal to power plants, steel mills, and industrial facilities. Its operating segment includes Metallurgical (MET) and Thermal. It generates maximum revenue from the Metallurgical (MET) segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Asia.
Executives
Rosemary L Klein officer: Sr. VP, General Counsel & Sec 575 MARYVILLE CENTRE DRIVE, ST. LOUIS MO 63141
Paul T. Demzik officer: Chief Commercial Officer ONE CITYPLACE DRIVE, SUITE 300, ST. LOUIS MO 63141
John A. Ziegler officer: Chief Commercial Officer ONE CITYPLACE DRIVE, SUITE 300, ST. LOUIS MO 63141
Deck Slone officer: Sr. VP - Strategy & Public Pol ONE CITYPLACE DRIVE, ST. LOUIS MO 63141
Matthew C. Giljum officer: Sr. VP and CFO C/O ARCH COAL, INC., ONE CITYPLACE DRIVE, SUITE 300, ST. LOUIS MO 63141
Pamela R Butcher director P. O. BOX 116, ELK RAPIDS MI 49629
John W Lorson officer: Controller CITYPLACE ONE SUITE 300, ARCH MINERAL CORP, CREVE COEUR MO 63141
Bartels Patrick J Jr director C/O WCI COMMUNITIES, INC., 24301 WALDEN CENTER DRIVE, BONITA SPRINGS FL 34134
James N Chapman director 14 ALPINE ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Peifang Zhang director 21640 E. BRIARWOOD DR., AURORA CO 80016
Robert B. Hamill director ONE CITYPLACE DRIVE, SUITE 300, ST. LOUIS MO 63141
Holly K Koeppel director 401 NORTH MAIN STREET, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Paul A Lang officer: President & COO ONE CITYPLACE DRIVE, SUITE 300, ST. LOUIS MO 63141
John T. Drexler officer: Sr. V.P. and CFO ONE CITY PLACE DRIVE, SUITE 300, ST. LOUIS MO 63141
John W Eaves director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1 CITYPLACE ONE STE 300, ST LOUIS MO 63141