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Arq (ARQ) Interest Coverage : 3.61 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Arq 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. Arq's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.10 Mil. Arq's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.86 Mil. Arq's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.61. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


ARQ's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 13.6
* 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.


Arq Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Arq'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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Arq Interest Coverage Chart

Arq Annual Data
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Arq Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Arq's Interest Coverage

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Arq'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.


Arq's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Arq's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Arq 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.

Arq'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, Arq's Interest Expense was $-3.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-16.03 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $27.14 Mil.

Arq did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Arq's Interest Expense was $-0.86 Mil. Its Operating Income was $3.10 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $27.14 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3.104/-0.859
=3.61

* 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.


Arq  (NAS:ARQ) 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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Arq (ARQ) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8051 E. Maplewood Avenue, Suite 210, Greenwood Village, CO, USA, 80111
Advanced Emissions Solutions Inc provides solutions to customers in coal-fired power generation, municipal water, and other industries through proprietary emissions control and water purification technologies.
Executives
Joseph M Wong officer: Chief Technology Officer 640 PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 270, C/O ADVANCED EMISSIONS SOLUTIONS, INC., HIGHLANDS RANCH CO 80129
Jeremy Williamson officer: Chief Operating Officer 8051 E. MAPLEWOOD AVE, SUITE 210, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Robert E. Rasmus director, officer: Chief Executive Officer THREE RIVERWAY, SUITE 1350, HOUSTON TX 77056
Laurie Bergman director 460 NORTH GULPH ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
Jeremy Blank director 6446 DREXEL AVENUE, LOS ANGELES CA 90048
Arq Ltd 10 percent owner 28-30 THE PARADE, ST. HELIER Y9 JE1 1EQ
Julian Alexander Mcintyre director 30A BROOK STREET, LONDON X0 W1K 5DJ
Richard Campbell-breeden director 30A BROOK STREET, LONDON X0 W1K 5DJ
Morgan Fields officer: VP of Accounting 890 SANTA CRUZ AVE., MENLO PARK CA 94025
Christine Bellino officer: Chief Accounting Officer 8051 E. MAPLEWOOD AVE., SUITE 210, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Alta Fundamental Advisers Sp Llc director 1500 BROADWAY, SUITE 704, NEW YORK NY 10036
Carol S Eicher director ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY, 100 INDEPENDENCE MALL WEST, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Brian Leen director 640 PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 270, C/O ADVANCED EMISSIONS SOLUTIONS, INC., HIGHLANDS RANCH CO 80129
Ron Hanson officer: SVP of Operations of ADA-ES 9135 S RIDGELINE BLVD, SUITE 200, HIGHLANDS RANCH CO 80129
Theodore James Sanders officer: General Counsel 640 PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 270, HIGHLANDS RANCH CO 80129