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Astronics (Astronics) Interest Coverage : 1.31 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Astronics 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. Astronics's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.8 Mil. Astronics's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-5.9 Mil. Astronics's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.31. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


ATRO's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Aerospace & Defense industry.
Industry Median: 6.915
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Astronics Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Astronics'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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Astronics Interest Coverage Chart

Astronics Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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Astronics Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Astronics's Interest Coverage

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Astronics'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.


Astronics's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Astronics's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Astronics 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.

Astronics'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, Astronics's Interest Expense was $-23.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-6.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $183.6 Mil.

Astronics did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Astronics's Interest Expense was $-5.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $7.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $183.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*7.782/-5.947
=1.31

* 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.


Astronics  (NAS:ATRO) 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 .


Astronics Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Astronics (Astronics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
130 Commerce Way, East Aurora, NY, USA, 14052
Astronics Corp supplies products to the aerospace, defense, and other industries. The company has two reportable segments namely Aerospace and Test Systems. The aerospace segment serves three primary markets: military, commercial transport and business jet markets. Test Systems segment serves the aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the Aerospace segment. Geographically, it generates a majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Robert S Keane director, 10 percent owner CIMPRESS PLC, 275 WYMAN STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Linda O'brien director 6124 FOREST HIGHLANDS DR., FORT WORTH TX 76132
Warren C Johnson director P.O. BOX 189, 13133 BEAR ROAD, WALES CENTER NY 14169
Nancy L Hedges officer: Principal Accounting Officer 130 COMMERCE WAY, EAST AURORA NY 14052
Jeffry D Frisby director C/O QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
James Mulato other: Pres Astronics Test Systems 4 GOODYEAR, IRVINE CA 92677
Mark Peabody officer: VP Astronics Advanced Electron 130 COMMERCE WAY, EAST AURORA NY 14052
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David C Burney officer: VP-Finance, Treasurer 130 COMMERCE WAY, EAST AURORA NY 14052
Michael C Kuehn officer: Executive Vice President 130 COMMERCE WAY, EAST AURORA NY 14052
Mark J Moran director 1600 SMITH STREET, HQSEO, HOUSTON TX 77002
James S Kramer officer: VP Luminescent Systems, Inc. 130 COMMERCE WAY, EAST AURORA NY 14052
Peter J Gundermann director 130 COMMERCE WAY, EAST AURORA NY 14052
Robert J Mckenna director 38 QUARTERMASTER DRIVE, SALEM SC 29676
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