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Louisiana-Pacific (Louisiana-Pacific) Interest Coverage : 23.25 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Louisiana-Pacific 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. Louisiana-Pacific's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $93 Mil. Louisiana-Pacific's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-4 Mil. Louisiana-Pacific's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 23.25. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Louisiana-Pacific's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

LPX' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.76   Med: 32.82   Max: 144.83
Current: 23.93


LPX's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
70.42% of 1261 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.08 vs LPX: 23.93

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


Louisiana-Pacific Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Louisiana-Pacific'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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Louisiana-Pacific Interest Coverage Chart

Louisiana-Pacific 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 4.76 39.06 144.83 137.33 25.77

Louisiana-Pacific 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 N/A 10.67 17.67 39.25 23.25

Competitive Comparison of Louisiana-Pacific's Interest Coverage

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Louisiana-Pacific'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.


Louisiana-Pacific's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Louisiana-Pacific's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Louisiana-Pacific's Interest Coverage falls into.



Louisiana-Pacific 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.

Louisiana-Pacific'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, Louisiana-Pacific's Interest Expense was $-13 Mil. Its Operating Income was $335 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $372 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*335/-13
=25.77

Louisiana-Pacific's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Louisiana-Pacific's Interest Expense was $-4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $93 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $372 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*93/-4
=23.25

* 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.


Louisiana-Pacific  (NYSE:LPX) 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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Louisiana-Pacific (Louisiana-Pacific) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1610 West End Ave, Suite 200, Nashville, TN, USA, 37203
Louisiana-Pacific is primarily an oriented strand board producer, while offering engineered wood siding used in home construction and repair and remodel projects. The company is largely exposed to the North American housing market but has also established capacity in Brazil and Chile.
Executives
Michael W Blosser officer: SVP, Manufacturing Services 414 UNION STREET, SUITE 2000, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Lizanne C Gottung director 1610 WEST END AVENUE, SUITE 200, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Derek Nelson Doyle officer: Principal Accounting Officer 1610 WEST END AVENUE, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Alan Haughie officer: EVP, CFO 860 RIDGE LAKE BLVD., MEMPHIS TN 38120
Jimmy Earl Mason officer: EVP & General Manager of OSB 414 UNION STREET, SUITE 2000, NASHVILLE TN 37219-1711
Jose A Bayardo director 11700 OLD KATY ROAD SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77079
Robin H Everhart officer: SVP, CHRO 414 UNION STREET, SUITE 2000, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Nicole C Daniel officer: SVP, General Counsel 414 UNION STREET, NASHVILLE TN 37219
William Bradley Southern officer: Senior Vice President 1610 WEST END AVENUE, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Stephen E. Macadam director C/O ENPRO INDUSTRIES, INC., 5605 CARNEGIE BLVD., STE. 500, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Michael Sims officer: SVP Sales and Marketing 414 UNION STREET, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Neil Sherman officer: SVP EWP 414 UNION STREET, NASHVILLE TN 37129
Jason Paul Ringbloom officer: EVP OSB 414 UNION STREET, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Kurt M Landgraf director ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Gary Cook director C/O TRIMERIS, INC., 3500 PARAMOUNT PARKWAY, MORRISVILLE NC 27560