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Eucatex Industria e Comercio (BSP:EUCA3) Interest Coverage : 3.24 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Eucatex Industria e Comercio 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. Eucatex Industria e Comercio's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$94 Mil. Eucatex Industria e Comercio's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$-29 Mil. Eucatex Industria e Comercio's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.24. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Eucatex Industria e Comercio's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:EUCA3' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.24   Med: 3.1   Max: 10.64
Current: 3.74


BSP:EUCA3's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
66.14% of 1261 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.08 vs BSP:EUCA3: 3.74

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


Eucatex Industria e Comercio Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eucatex Industria e Comercio'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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Eucatex Industria e Comercio Interest Coverage Chart

Eucatex Industria e Comercio Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Eucatex Industria e Comercio Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of Eucatex Industria e Comercio's Interest Coverage

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Eucatex Industria e Comercio'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.


Eucatex Industria e Comercio's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Eucatex Industria e Comercio's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Eucatex Industria e Comercio's Interest Coverage falls into.



Eucatex Industria e Comercio 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.

Eucatex Industria e Comercio'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, Eucatex Industria e Comercio's Interest Expense was R$-113 Mil. Its Operating Income was R$442 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$679 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*441.979/-112.869
=3.92

Eucatex Industria e Comercio's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Eucatex Industria e Comercio's Interest Expense was R$-29 Mil. Its Operating Income was R$94 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$695 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*94.358/-29.086
=3.24

* 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.


Eucatex Industria e Comercio  (BSP:EUCA3) 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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Eucatex Industria e Comercio (BSP:EUCA3) Business Description

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Tower I and II, 11th Floor, Juscelino - Avenida, Presidente Juscelino, Kubitsche, São Paulo, SP, BRA, 4543900
Eucatex SA Industria e Comercio manufactures laminated flooring, wall partitions, doors, panels, fiberboard, and paints and varnishes. The company provides laminate and vinyl flooring products, baseboards, paints and varnishes, wall partitions, doors, MDF and MDP panels, hardboards, high-density fiberboards, and T-HDF products.

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