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Hawkins (Hawkins) Interest Coverage

: 15.82 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Hawkins's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $18.5 Mil. Hawkins's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.2 Mil. Hawkins's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 15.82. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

HWKN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.03   Med: 16.84   Max: 968.62
Current: 23.23


HWKN's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
67.62% of 1192 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.705 vs HWKN: 23.23

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


Hawkins Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hawkins'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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Hawkins Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.95 16.60 38.09 50.71 16.84

Hawkins Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.88 13.43 28.30 46.01 15.82

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Hawkins'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.


Hawkins Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Hawkins 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.

Hawkins's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Hawkins's Interest Expense was $-5.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $88.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $110.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*88.15/-5.234
=16.84

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Hawkins's Interest Expense was $-1.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $18.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $120.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*18.474/-1.168
=15.82

* 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.


Hawkins  (NAS:HWKN) 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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Hawkins (Hawkins) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2381 Rosegate, Roseville, MN, USA, 55113
Hawkins Inc manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and ingredients. The firm organizes itself into three segments based on the product type. The industrial segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells private label bleach, caustic soda, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, potassium hydroxide, and aqua ammonia. The water treatment segment sells chemicals and equipment used to treat potable water, municipal and industrial wastewater, industrial process water, and non-residential swimming pool water. The health and nutrition segment sells ingredients to food, beverage, personal care, and dietary supplement producers. The vast majority of revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
Jeffrey P. Oldenkamp officer: CFO, VP and Treasurer 14000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Jeffrey E Spethmann director P.O. BOX 1299, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440-1299
David J. Mangine officer: VP - Industrial Group 2381 ROSEGATE, ROSEVILLE MN 55113
Yi Tang director 2381 ROSEGATE, ROSEVILLE MN 55113
Theresa R Moran officer: VP - Quality & Support 3100 EAST HENNEPIN AVENUE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413
Douglas A. Lange officer: Vice President 2381 ROSEGATE, ROSEVILLE MN 55113
Shirley A. Rozeboom officer: VP Health and Nutrition 2381 ROSEGATE, ROSEVILLE MN 55113
Daniel J Stauber director 2381 ROSEGATE, ROSEVILLE MN 55113
Drew M. Grahek officer: Vice President of Operations 2381 ROSEGATE, ROSEVILLE MN 55113
Patrick H. Hawkins officer: President 3100 EAST HENNEPIN AVENUE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413
Jeffrey L Wright director
Matthews Steven D Ii officer: VP of Operations 3100 E HENNEPIN AVENUE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413
Mary J. Schumacher director 3735 ISLAND VIEW CIRCLE, PRIOR LAKE MN 55372
Richard G Erstad officer: VP, General Counsel & Sec 1300 NICOLLET MALL, SUITE 5003, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403
John R Sevenich officer: Vice President, Industrial 3100 EAST HENNEPIN AVENUE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413