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Kaiser Aluminum (FRA:KLU1) Interest Coverage : 2.38 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kaiser Aluminum 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. Kaiser Aluminum's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €19 Mil. Kaiser Aluminum's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-8 Mil. Kaiser Aluminum's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.38. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

FRA:KLU1' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.46   Med: 4.59   Max: 8.92
Current: 2.15


FRA:KLU1's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
93.97% of 1344 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs FRA:KLU1: 2.15

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


Kaiser Aluminum Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kaiser Aluminum'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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Kaiser Aluminum Interest Coverage Chart

Kaiser Aluminum 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 6.13 2.26 1.24 0.46 2.10

Kaiser Aluminum 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 - 1.72 2.91 1.62 2.38

Competitive Comparison of Kaiser Aluminum's Interest Coverage

For the Aluminum subindustry, Kaiser Aluminum'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.


Kaiser Aluminum's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Kaiser Aluminum's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kaiser Aluminum 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.

Kaiser Aluminum'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, Kaiser Aluminum's Interest Expense was €-40 Mil. Its Operating Income was €85 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €980 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*84.731/-40.256
=2.10

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Kaiser Aluminum's Interest Expense was €-8 Mil. Its Operating Income was €19 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €980 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*18.523/-7.794
=2.38

* 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.


Kaiser Aluminum  (FRA:KLU1) 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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Kaiser Aluminum (FRA:KLU1) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1550 West McEwen Drive, Suite 500, Franklin, TN, USA, 37067
Kaiser Aluminum Corp produces and sells semi-fabricated specialty aluminum products primarily to industrial customers. The company purchases primary and scrap aluminum, primarily from its five largest suppliers, and processes it into specialized value-added products. It hedges its aluminum costs in an attempt to match commodity price changes between the time it purchases the raw materials and sells the finished products. Kaiser produces high-strength aluminum products for the aerospace industry, specialized aluminum extrusions for the automotive industry, and also sells products to customers in the general engineering industry. Nearly all of Kaiser's revenue is generated in the US, with the remainder coming from Canada. The company's operations are also located in the U.S. and Canada.

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