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Lanxess AG (XTER:LXS) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Lanxess AG 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. Lanxess AG's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-57 Mil. Lanxess AG's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-11 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


XTER:LXS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 9.88
* 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.


Lanxess AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lanxess AG'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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Lanxess AG Interest Coverage Chart

Lanxess AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Lanxess AG 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 Lanxess AG's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Lanxess AG'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.


Lanxess AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Lanxess AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lanxess AG 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.

Lanxess AG'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, Lanxess AG's Interest Expense was €-96 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-50 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,937 Mil.

Lanxess AG did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Lanxess AG's Interest Expense was €-11 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-57 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0 Mil.

Lanxess AG did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Lanxess AG  (XTER:LXS) 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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Lanxess AG (XTER:LXS) Business Description

Address
Kennedyplatz 1, Cologne, DEU, 50569
Lanxess is a German chemical company that was originally spun out of Bayer. Lanxess has visibly decommoditised its portfolio in recent years by divesting its synthetic rubber business and is moving toward becoming a specialty chemicals company in the fields of consumer protection chemicals, specialty additives, intermediates, and engineering plastics.
Executives
Frederique Van Baarle Board of Directors
Oliver Stratmann Board of Directors
Matthias Zachert Board of Directors
Dr. Anno Borkowsky Board of Directors
Dr. Hubert Fink Board of Directors
Michael Pontzen Board of Directors

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