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Univar Solutions (Univar Solutions) Interest Coverage : 5.01 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Univar Solutions 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. Univar Solutions's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $169 Mil. Univar Solutions's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $-34 Mil. Univar Solutions's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 5.01. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

UNVR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.02   Med: 2.65   Max: 7.76
Current: 5.19


UNVR's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 9.88 vs UNVR: 5.19

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


Univar Solutions Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Univar Solutions'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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Univar Solutions Interest Coverage Chart

Univar Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.19 3.04 3.43 5.65 7.76

Univar Solutions Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 9.91 7.63 3.71 4.84 5.01

Competitive Comparison of Univar Solutions's Interest Coverage

For the Chemicals subindustry, Univar Solutions'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.


Univar Solutions's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Univar Solutions 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.

Univar Solutions's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Univar Solutions's Interest Expense was $-107 Mil. Its Operating Income was $832 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,591 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*832.1/-107.2
=7.76

Univar Solutions's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2023, Univar Solutions's Interest Expense was $-34 Mil. Its Operating Income was $169 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,409 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*169.3/-33.8
=5.01

* 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.


Univar Solutions  (NYSE:UNVR) 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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Univar Solutions (Univar Solutions) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3075 Highland Parkway, Suite 200, Downers Grove, IL, USA, 60515
Univar Solutions Inc is distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals and ingredients, as well as a provider of value-added services, to customers across a wide range of diverse industries.. The company sells chemicals to a variety of end-users including customers in the food ingredients, beauty and personal care, pharmaceutical ingredients & finished products, CASE, chemical manufacturing, homecare and industrial cleaning and mining. The company organizes itself into four segments based on geography: the United States; Canada; Europe and the Middle East and Africa; and the rest of the world. The majority of revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
Varun Laroyia director 500 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60661
James B Holcomb officer: SVP, President North America 3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Nicholas W Alexos officer: EVP, CFO C/O DENTSPLY SIRONA INC, 13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Nicholas Powell officer: President, EMEA & APAC 3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Pat Jerding officer: SVP, Chief Information Officer 3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Stephen D Newlin director 22 W FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Christopher D Pappas director C/O 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44308
David Jukes director, officer: President and CEO 3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Kelly O'hanlon officer: Principal Accounting Officer 3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Jennifer Mcintyre officer: SVP, Chief Integration Officer 3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Jonathan Webster officer: SVP, Chief Streamline Officer 3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Richard P Fox director
Noelle J Perkins officer: SVP, General Counsel Secretary 3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE TX 60515
William S Stavropoulos director
Joan A. Braca director 1200 WILLOW LAKE BLVD, P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55110