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Core Molding Technologies (Core Molding Technologies) Interest Coverage : 15.65 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Core Molding Technologies 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. Core Molding Technologies's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.7 Mil. Core Molding Technologies's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.2 Mil. Core Molding Technologies's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 15.65. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CMT' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.75   Med: 29.44   Max: 120.06
Current: 26.52


CMT's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
70% of 1190 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.8 vs CMT: 26.52

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


Core Molding Technologies Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Core Molding Technologies'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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Core Molding Technologies Interest Coverage Chart

Core Molding Technologies 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 - 1.75 4.86 9.25 26.47

Core Molding Technologies 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 6.90 22.68 34.55 31.42 15.65

Competitive Comparison of Core Molding Technologies's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Core Molding Technologies'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.


Core Molding Technologies's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Core Molding Technologies's Interest Coverage falls into.



Core Molding Technologies 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.

Core Molding Technologies'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, Core Molding Technologies's Interest Expense was $-1.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $26.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $21.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*26.757/-1.011
=26.47

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Core Molding Technologies's Interest Expense was $-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $21.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2.738/-0.175
=15.65

* 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.


Core Molding Technologies  (AMEX:CMT) 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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Core Molding Technologies (Core Molding Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
800 Manor Park Drive, Columbus, OH, USA, 43228-0183
Core Molding Technologies Inc operates in the engineered materials market as one operating segment as a molder of thermoplastic and thermoset structural products. It produces and sells molded products for varied markets, including medium and heavy-duty trucks, automobiles, power sports, construction and agriculture, building products, and other industrial markets. The processes include compression molding of sheet molding compound (SMC), resin transfer molding (RTM), liquid molding of dicyclopentadiene (DCPD), spray-up and hand-lay-up, direct long-fiber thermoplastics (D-LFT) and structural foam, and structural web injection molding (SIM). It operates in Columbus, Ohio, Columbus, and Batavia, Ohio; Gaffney, South Carolina; Winona, Minnesota; Matamoros and others.
Executives
John P Zimmer officer: VP, Treasurer, Secretary & CFO 800 MANOR PARK DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43228
Renee R Anderson officer: EVP, Human Resources 800 MANOR PARK DR, COLUMBUS OH 43228
Eric Palomaki officer: Vice President of Operations 800 MANOR PARK DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43228
David L. Duvall director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 800 MANOR PARK DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43228
Thomas R Cellitti director 493 S KENILWORTH AVENUE, ELMHURST IL 60126
Ralph O Hellmold director
Matthew Jauchius director 800 MANOR PARK DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43228
James C Highfield officer: EVP, Sales and Marketing 800 MANOR PARK DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43228
Andrew O Smith director 800 MANOR PARK DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43228
James F Crowley director
Sandra Lee Kowaleski director 800 MANOR PARK DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43228
James L Simonton director
Robert P Price officer: Vice President of Operations 800 MANOR PARK DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43228
Terrence James O'donovan officer: VP, Marketing and Sales 800 MANOR PARK DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43228
Kevin L Barnett director, officer: President and CEO