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Element Solutions (Element Solutions) Interest Coverage

: 4.51 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Element Solutions's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $56 Mil. Element Solutions's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-12 Mil. Element Solutions's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.51. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ESI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.25   Med: 1.78   Max: 6.35
Current: 5.14


ESI's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
66.78% of 1192 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.705 vs ESI: 5.14

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


Element Solutions Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Element 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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Element Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.75 3.67 5.53 6.35 5.14

Element Solutions Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.18 5.68 4.38 5.95 4.51

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Element 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.


Element Solutions Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Element 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.

Element 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, Element Solutions's Interest Expense was $-49 Mil. Its Operating Income was $254 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,921 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*253.6/-49.3
=5.14

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Element Solutions's Interest Expense was $-12 Mil. Its Operating Income was $56 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,921 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*55.5/-12.3
=4.51

* 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.


Element Solutions  (NYSE:ESI) 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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Element Solutions (Element Solutions) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 1860, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 33394
Element Solutions Inc is a specialty chemicals company whose businesses supply a broad range of solutions that enhance the performance of products people use every day. The company has two segments which are Electronics and Industrial & Specialty. The Industrial & Specialty segment researches, formulates and sells specialty chemicals and process technologies that enhance surfaces or improve industrial processes in diverse industrial sectors from automotive trim to transcontinental infrastructure and from high-speed printing to high-design faucets. The electronics segment researches, formulates and sells specialty chemicals and material process technologies for all types of electronics hardware, from complex printed circuit board designs to semiconductor packaging.
Executives
Nichelle Maynard-elliott director PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORPORATION, 383 MAIN AVENUE, NORWALK CT 06851
Michael Goralski officer: See Remarks 383 MAIN AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NORWALK CT 06851
Benjamin Gliklich officer: VP Corporate Dev, Finance & IR 245 FREIGHT STREET, WATERBURY CT 06702
Carey J. Dorman officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC, 383 MAIN AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NORWALK CT 06851
Martin E Franklin director C/O MARIPOSA CAPITAL, LLC, 5200 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, SUITE 855, MIAMI FL 33126
Elyse Napoli Filon director 383 MAIN AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NORWALK CT 06851
Scot Benson officer: President - Perf. Solutions 245 FREIGHT STREET, WATERBURY CT 06702
Joseph J. D'ambrisi officer: SVP and Head of Electronics 383 MAIN AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NORWALK CT 06851
Patricia Mount officer: VP, Program Mgt & Integration JARDEN CORPORATION, 555 THEODORE FREMD AVENUE, RYE NY 10580
Christopher T. Fraser director 9555 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY SOUTH, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77099
Ashken Ian G H director C/O MARIPOSA CAPITAL, LLC, 5200 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, SUITE 855, MIAMI FL 33126
John Edward Capps officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec. 2381 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Rakesh Sachdev officer: Chief Executive Officer 3050 SPRUCE STREET, ST LOUIS MO 63103
Pershing Square Capital Management, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 787 11TH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
John David Tolbert officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 345 S HIGH STREET, STE 201, MUNCIE IN 47305