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ABC Technologies Holdings (TSX:ABCT) Interest Coverage : 0.87 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is ABC Technologies Holdings 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. ABC Technologies Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was C$17 Mil. ABC Technologies Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was C$-20 Mil. ABC Technologies Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 0.87. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. ABC Technologies Holdings Incs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

TSX:ABCT' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.11   Med: 1.62   Max: 5.62
Current: 0.2


TSX:ABCT's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Vehicles & Parts industry.
Industry Median: 7.87 vs TSX:ABCT: 0.20

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


ABC Technologies Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ABC Technologies Holdings'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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ABC Technologies Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

ABC Technologies Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 5.62 0.11 1.62 - 0.20

ABC Technologies Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun18 Jun19 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 - - 0.91 0.04 0.87

Competitive Comparison of ABC Technologies Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Auto Parts subindustry, ABC Technologies Holdings'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.


ABC Technologies Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, ABC Technologies Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ABC Technologies Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



ABC Technologies Holdings 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.

ABC Technologies Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, ABC Technologies Holdings's Interest Expense was C$-58 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$11 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$1,038 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*11.479/-58.112
=0.20

ABC Technologies Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2023, ABC Technologies Holdings's Interest Expense was C$-20 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$17 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$1,038 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*17.41/-19.962
=0.87

* 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.


ABC Technologies Holdings  (TSX:ABCT) 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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ABC Technologies Holdings (TSX:ABCT) Business Description

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Address
2 Norelco Drive, Toronto, ON, CAN, M9L 2X6
ABC Technologies Holdings Inc is a manufacturer and supplier of custom, highly engineered, technical plastics and light weighting innovations to the North American light vehicle industry. Its geographical segment includes Canada, United States, Mexico, and Rest of World. The company derives a majority of its revenue from the United States segment.

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