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Canadian Solar (Canadian Solar) Interest Coverage : 2.77 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Canadian Solar 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. Canadian Solar's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $83 Mil. Canadian Solar's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-30 Mil. Canadian Solar's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 2.77. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CSIQ' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.77   Med: 3.11   Max: 7.52
Current: 5.78


CSIQ's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
70.3% of 623 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 20.41 vs CSIQ: 5.78

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


Canadian Solar Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canadian Solar'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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Canadian Solar Interest Coverage Chart

Canadian Solar 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 3.12 3.18 3.05 3.10 4.74

Canadian Solar Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 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 4.65 6.51 7.12 7.36 2.77

Competitive Comparison of Canadian Solar's Interest Coverage

For the Solar subindustry, Canadian Solar'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.


Canadian Solar's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Canadian Solar's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Canadian Solar 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.

Canadian Solar'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, Canadian Solar's Interest Expense was $-74 Mil. Its Operating Income was $352 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,065 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*351.802/-74.266
=4.74

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

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Canadian Solar's Interest Expense was $-30 Mil. Its Operating Income was $83 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,545 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*83.016/-29.949
=2.77

* 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.


Canadian Solar  (NAS:CSIQ) 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 .


Canadian Solar Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Canadian Solar (Canadian Solar) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
545 Speedvale Avenue West, Guelph, ON, CAN, N1K 1E6
Canadian Solar Inc is a Canadian solar power company. It is an integrated provider of solar power products, services, and system solutions. The company engages in designing, developing and manufacturing solar ingots, wafers, cells, modules and other solar power products. It operates through two business segments CSI Solar and Global Energy segment. The CSI Solar segment design, develop and manufacture solar ingots, wafers, cells, modules and other solar power and battery storage products. Its Energy segment primarily comprises solar and battery storage project development and sale, O&M and asset management services for operational projects, sale of electricity, and investment in retained assets.