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Ag Growth International (Ag Growth International) Interest Coverage

: 1.99 (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. Ag Growth International's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $27 Mil. Ag Growth International's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-14 Mil. Ag Growth International's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.99. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

AGGZF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15   Med: 2.19   Max: 4.58
Current: 2.4


AGGZF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
85.89% of 163 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 8.92 vs AGGZF: 2.40

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


Ag Growth International Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ag Growth International'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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Ag Growth International Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.65 0.15 1.55 2.15 2.39

Ag Growth International 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 1.21 1.58 2.58 3.35 1.99

Competitive Comparison

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Ag Growth International'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.


Ag Growth International Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Ag Growth International's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ag Growth International's Interest Coverage falls into.



Ag Growth International 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.

Ag Growth International'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, Ag Growth International's Interest Expense was $-55 Mil. Its Operating Income was $131 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $543 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*131.383/-54.91
=2.39

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Ag Growth International's Interest Expense was $-14 Mil. Its Operating Income was $27 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $543 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*27.149/-13.637
=1.99

* 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.


Ag Growth International  (OTCPK:AGGZF) 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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Ag Growth International (Ag Growth International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
198 Commerce Drive, Winnipeg, MB, CAN, R3P 0Z6
Ag Growth International Inc manufactures portable and stationary grain handling, storage, and conditioning equipment, including augers, belt conveyors, grain storage bins, grain handling accessories, grain aeration equipment, and grain drying systems. The company operates mainly in Portable handling, permanent handling, storage and conditioning, livestock, and manufacturing sectors. It has two reportable segment farm and commercial. Some of its brands are batco, wheatheart, westfield, storm, rem, hi roller, union iron, hsi, tramco, ptm, vis, nuvision. It has manufacturing facilities in Canada, the United States, Italy, Brazil, France, United Kingdom, and India. Its geographical segments are Canada, United States, and the International.