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Ryerson Holding (Ryerson Holding) Interest Coverage : 4.58 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ryerson Holding 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. Ryerson Holding's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $44 Mil. Ryerson Holding's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-10 Mil. Ryerson Holding's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.58. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

RYI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.79   Med: 1.41   Max: 17.32
Current: 6.57


RYI's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
66.33% of 2302 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.765 vs RYI: 6.57

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


Ryerson Holding Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ryerson Holding'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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Ryerson Holding Interest Coverage Chart

Ryerson Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.05 0.87 8.54 17.32 6.57

Ryerson Holding Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 - 9.21 7.02 6.05 4.58

Competitive Comparison of Ryerson Holding's Interest Coverage

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Ryerson Holding'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.


Ryerson Holding's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Ryerson Holding 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.

Ryerson Holding'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, Ryerson Holding's Interest Expense was $-35 Mil. Its Operating Income was $228 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $765 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*228.1/-34.7
=6.57

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Ryerson Holding's Interest Expense was $-10 Mil. Its Operating Income was $44 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $765 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*43.5/-9.5
=4.58

* 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.


Ryerson Holding  (NYSE:RYI) 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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Ryerson Holding (Ryerson Holding) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
227 West Monroe Street, 27th Floor, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Ryerson Holding Corp provides a metals service center, and value-added processor and is a distributor of industrial metals with operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In addition to its North American operations, it conducts processing and distribution operations in China. Its customers range from local, independently owned fabricators and machine shops to large, international original equipment manufacturers. It carries a full line of products in stainless steel, aluminium, carbon steel, and alloy steels and a limited line of nickel and red metals in various shapes and forms. The company generates substantially all of its revenue from sales of metal products. Geographically, the majority is from the United States.
Executives
Alagu Sundarrajan officer: Chief Information Officer 227 W. MONROE ST., 27TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Edward J. Lehner director, officer: President & CEO C/O RYERSON HOLDING CORPORATION, 227 W. MONROE ST., 27TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Mark S. Silver officer: EVP, GC & Chief HR Officer C/O RYERSON HOLDING CORPORATION, 227 W MONROE ST, 27TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Molly D Kannan officer: CAO & Corporate Controller 227 W MONROE ST 27TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Kirk K Calhoun director 8285 EL RIO STREET, SUITE 130, HOUSTON TX 77054
Carruthers Court D director C/O RYERSON HOLDING CORPORATION, 227 W. MONROE ST., 27TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Stephen P. Larson director C/O RYERSON HOLDING CORPORATION, 227 WEST MONROE, 27TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Platinum Equity Llc 10 percent owner 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
James J Claussen officer: Executive Vice President & CFO 227 W. MONROE ST., 27TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60606
John E Orth officer: EVP, Operations 227 W. MONROE ST., 27TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Michael Burbach officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O RYERSON HOLDING CORPORATION, 227 W. MONROE ST., 27TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Tom Gores 10 percent owner C/O PLATINUM EQUITY, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Ryps, Llc 10 percent owner 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Platinum Equity Partners Ii, Llc 10 percent owner C/O PLATINUM EQUITY, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Platinum Equity Investment Holdings Ii, Llc 10 percent owner C/O PLATINUM EQUITY, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210