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Aspen Aerogels (Aspen Aerogels) Interest Coverage : 1.46 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Aspen Aerogels 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. Aspen Aerogels's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $5.1 Mil. Aspen Aerogels's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-3.5 Mil. Aspen Aerogels's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.46. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


ASPN's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 7
* 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.


Aspen Aerogels Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aspen Aerogels'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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Aspen Aerogels Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Aspen Aerogels's Interest Coverage

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Aspen Aerogels'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.


Aspen Aerogels's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Aspen Aerogels's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Aspen Aerogels 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.

Aspen Aerogels'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, Aspen Aerogels's Interest Expense was $-5.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-49.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $136.9 Mil.

Aspen Aerogels did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Aspen Aerogels's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Aspen Aerogels's Interest Expense was $-3.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $5.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $139.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*5.138/-3.515
=1.46

* 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.


Aspen Aerogels  (NYSE:ASPN) 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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Aspen Aerogels (Aspen Aerogels) Business Description

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Address
30 Forbes Road, Building B, Northborough, MA, USA, 01532
Aspen Aerogels Inc is an aerogel technology company that designs, develops and manufactures high-performance aerogel insulation used in the energy infrastructure, building materials and electric vehicle markets. The company also conducts research and development related to aerogel technology supported by funding from several agencies of the United States of America government and other institutions in the form of research and development contracts. It is engaged in Energy Industrial and Thermal Barrier. Geographically, it operates in the U.S. and also has a presence in other International countries. Some of its products include Pyrogel XTE; Cryogel Z; and others.
Executives
Gregg Landes officer: VP, Innovation & Strategic Dev C/O ASPEN AEROGELS, INC., 30 FORBES ROAD, BUILDING B, NORTHBOROUGH MA 01532
Keith L Schilling officer: Sr. Vice President, Technology 24955 INTERSTATE 45 NORTH, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Santhosh P Daniel officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O SYMBOTIC INC., 200 RESEARCH DRIVE, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Steven R Mitchell director C/O ASPEN AEROGELS, INC., 30 FORBES ROAD, BUILDING B, NORTHBOROUGH MA 01532
Stephanie Pittman officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O ASPEN AEROGELS, INC., 30 FORBES RD., BUILDING B, NORTHBOROUGH MA 01532
Mark L Noetzel director 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD N.E., SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Donald R Young director, officer: President and CEO C/O ASPEN AEROGELS, INC., 30 FORBES ROAD, BUILDING B, NORTHBOROUGH MA 01532
James E Sweetnam director DANA HOLDING CORPORATION, 3939 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MAUMEE OH 43537
Wood River Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 4111 E. 37TH STREET N, WICHITA KS 67220
Kathleen Kool director 8500 SW CREEKSIDE PLACE, BEAVERTON OR 97008
Virginia Johnson officer: CLO, GC and Secretary 30 FORBES ROAD, BUILDING B, NORTHBOROUGH MA 01532
Ricardo C. Rodriguez officer: SVP, CFO & Treasurer C/O ASPEN AEROGELS, INC., 30 FORBES ROAD, BUILDING B, NORTHBOROUGH MA 01532
Koch Industries Inc 10 percent owner 4111 EAST 37TH STREET NORTH, WICHITA KS 67220
Robert M. Gervis director 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD N.E., SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Kelley Conte officer: Vice President,Human Resources C/O ASPEN AEROGELS, INC., 30 FORBES ROAD, BUILDING B, NORTHBOROUGH MA 01532