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Incitec Pivot (ASX:IPL) Interest Coverage : 2.42 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Incitec Pivot 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. Incitec Pivot's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was A$179 Mil. Incitec Pivot's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was A$-74 Mil. Incitec Pivot's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 2.42. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ASX:IPL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.45   Med: 3.95   Max: 12.36
Current: 2.38


ASX:IPL's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
83.58% of 1194 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.845 vs ASX:IPL: 2.38

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


Incitec Pivot Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Incitec Pivot'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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Incitec Pivot Interest Coverage Chart

Incitec Pivot Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.45 2.04 4.31 12.36 2.38

Incitec Pivot Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 8.84 11.48 13.08 2.34 2.42

Competitive Comparison of Incitec Pivot's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Incitec Pivot'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.


Incitec Pivot's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Incitec Pivot 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.

Incitec Pivot's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Incitec Pivot's Interest Expense was A$-150 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$357 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$1,904 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*357.2/-150.3
=2.38

Incitec Pivot's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, Incitec Pivot's Interest Expense was A$-74 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$179 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$1,904 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*179/-74
=2.42

* 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.


Incitec Pivot  (ASX:IPL) 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 .


Incitec Pivot Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Incitec Pivot (ASX:IPL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
28 Freshwater Place, Level 8, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3006
Incitec Pivot is a leading global explosives company with operations in Australia, Asia, and the Americas. We estimate its share of the global commercial explosives market at about 15%. Explosives contributes around 80% of EBIT. Incitec Pivot is also a major Australian fertilizer producer and distributor and is the only Australian manufacturer of ammonium phosphates and urea. Ammonium phosphates are sold in the domestic market and exported.

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