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Cirrus Logic (STU:CRU) Interest Coverage

: 713.07 (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. Cirrus Logic's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €153 Mil. Cirrus Logic's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-0 Mil. Cirrus Logic's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 713.07. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Cirrus Logic Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

STU:CRU' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 22.81   Med: 204.8   Max: No Debt
Current: 357.33


STU:CRU's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
85.97% of 620 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 19.975 vs STU:CRU: 357.33

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


Cirrus Logic Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cirrus Logic'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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Cirrus Logic 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 90.73 184.79 224.69 386.34 384.54

Cirrus Logic 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 647.88 153.61 81.71 444.12 713.07

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Cirrus Logic'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.


Cirrus Logic Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Cirrus Logic's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cirrus Logic 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.

Cirrus Logic'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, Cirrus Logic's Interest Expense was €-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was €323 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €115 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*322.625/-0.839
=384.54

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Cirrus Logic's Interest Expense was €-0 Mil. Its Operating Income was €153 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €127 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*153.311/-0.215
=713.07

* 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.


Cirrus Logic  (STU:CRU) 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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Cirrus Logic (STU:CRU) Business Description

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Address
800 West 6th Street, Austin, TX, USA, 78701
Cirrus Logic Inc is a provider of integrated circuits for audio and voice signal processing applications. The firm's products are organized into two streams: portable audio products, and non-portable audio and other products. These products include analog and mixed-signal components targeting mobile devices, smart homes, and applications in the automotive, energy, and industrial markets. Roughly half of the firm's revenue is generated in China, with the rest coming from the United States, Europe, South Korea, and countries across the world.