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GCP Applied Technologies (GCP Applied Technologies) Interest Coverage : 3.96 (As of Jun. 2022)


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What is GCP Applied Technologies 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. GCP Applied Technologies's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2022 was $21.4 Mil. GCP Applied Technologies's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2022 was $-5.4 Mil. GCP Applied Technologies's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was 3.96. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


GCP's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 9.88
* 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.


GCP Applied Technologies Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for GCP Applied Technologies'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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GCP Applied Technologies Interest Coverage Chart

GCP Applied Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.43 1.09 4.89 4.34 3.97

GCP Applied Technologies Quarterly Data
Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22
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 5.16 4.52 2.67 1.88 3.96

Competitive Comparison of GCP Applied Technologies's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, GCP Applied Technologies'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.


GCP Applied Technologies's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where GCP Applied Technologies's Interest Coverage falls into.



GCP Applied Technologies 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.

GCP Applied Technologies's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021, GCP Applied Technologies's Interest Expense was $-22.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $89.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $390.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2021 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2021 )
=-1*89.3/-22.5
=3.97

GCP Applied Technologies's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2022, GCP Applied Technologies's Interest Expense was $-5.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $21.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $389.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2022 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2022 )
=-1*21.4/-5.4
=3.96

* 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.


GCP Applied Technologies  (NYSE:GCP) 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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GCP Applied Technologies (GCP Applied Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2325 Lakeview Parkway, Alpharetta, GA, USA, 30009
GCP Applied Technologies Inc is a provider of construction products and technologies. Its business is spread across two segments. Its Specialty Construction Chemicals segment manufactures and markets products to reduce the cost and improve the performance of cement, concrete, mason and other cement-based construction materials. Its Specialty Building Materials segment creates products that protect structures from water, air, vapor, and fire damage. It generates maximum revenue from the Specialty Construction Chemicals segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.
Executives
James Waddell officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O GCP APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES INC., 62 WHITTEMORE AVENUE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02140
G Holdings Inc. 10 percent owner 1 CAMPUS DRIVE, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Standard Industries Holdings Inc. 10 percent owner 1 CAMPUS DRIVE, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
G-i Holdings Inc. 10 percent owner 1 CAMPUS DRIVE, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Dalbergia Investments Llc 10 percent owner 1 CAMPUS DRIVE, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
G Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 1 CAMPUS DRIVE, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Standard Industries Inc. 10 percent owner 1 CAMPUS DRIVE,, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Lauzon Armand F Jr director 227 WEST MONROE STREET, SUITE 2600, CHICAGO IL 60606
Simon Bates director, officer: See Remarks 62 WHITTEMORE AVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02140
David J. Millstone 10 percent owner C/O 40 NORTH MANAGEMENT LLC, 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 47TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Andrew M Ross director 6060 PARKLAND BLVD, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44124
David S. Winter 10 percent owner C/O 40 NORTH MANAGEMENT LLC, 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 47TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Robert H Yanker director 3505 RIVERLY ROAD, ATLANTA GA 30327
Janet Plaut Giesselman director 25435 HARVARD RD., BEACHWOOD OH 44122
Si Gp Iii Llc 10 percent owner 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 47TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019