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Dirtt Environmental Solutions (TSX:DRT) Interest Coverage : 2.21 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Dirtt Environmental 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. Dirtt Environmental Solutions's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$3.8 Mil. Dirtt Environmental Solutions's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$-1.7 Mil. Dirtt Environmental Solutions's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.21. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


TSX:DRT's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 7.06
* 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.


Dirtt Environmental Solutions Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dirtt Environmental 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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Dirtt Environmental Solutions Interest Coverage Chart

Dirtt Environmental Solutions Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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Dirtt Environmental Solutions Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Dirtt Environmental Solutions's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Dirtt Environmental 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.


Dirtt Environmental Solutions's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Dirtt Environmental Solutions's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Dirtt Environmental 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.

Dirtt Environmental Solutions'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, Dirtt Environmental Solutions's Interest Expense was C$-6.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-6.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$112.0 Mil.

Dirtt Environmental Solutions did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Dirtt Environmental Solutions's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Dirtt Environmental Solutions's Interest Expense was C$-1.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$3.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$112.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3.833/-1.732
=2.21

* 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.


Dirtt Environmental Solutions  (TSX:DRT) 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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Dirtt Environmental Solutions (TSX:DRT) Business Description

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7303 - 30th Street S.E., Calgary, AB, CAN, T2C 1N6
Dirtt Environmental Solutions Ltd is a manufacturer of customized interiors. The company combines its (3D) design, configuration, and manufacturing software (ICE or ICE Software) with in-house manufacturing of its prefabricated interior construction solutions and a distribution partner (DP) network. It offers services to various sectors which include healthcare, education, commercial and other sectors. DIRTT operates its activity through the U.S. and Canada of which, the United States generates the majority of revenue.

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