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Orion (OEC) Interest Coverage : 4.16 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Orion 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. Orion's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $53 Mil. Orion's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-13 Mil. Orion's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.16. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

OEC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.75   Med: 3.61   Max: 5.99
Current: 3.81


OEC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
74.36% of 1178 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.88 vs OEC: 3.81

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


Orion Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Orion'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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Orion Interest Coverage Chart

Orion 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 5.33 1.92 3.83 4.94 4.03

Orion Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 4.84 4.36 3.54 2.92 4.16

Competitive Comparison of Orion's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Orion'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.


Orion's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Orion 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.

Orion'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, Orion's Interest Expense was $-51 Mil. Its Operating Income was $205 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $778 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*205.3/-50.9
=4.03

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Orion's Interest Expense was $-13 Mil. Its Operating Income was $53 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $669 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*52.8/-12.7
=4.16

* 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.


Orion  (NYSE:OEC) 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 .


Orion Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Orion (OEC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1700 City Plaza Drive, Suite 300, Spring, TX, USA, 77389
Orion SA is a supplier of carbon black, a solid form of carbon produced as powder or pellets. The company's operating segments are Specialty Carbon Black and Rubber Carbon Black. It generates maximum revenue from the Rubber Carbon Black segment. Rubber Carbon Black segment is used in the reinforcement of rubber in tires and mechanical rubber goods. The Specialty Carbon Black segment is used as pigments and performance additives in coatings, polymers, printing, and special applications. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Germany.
Executives
Painter Corning F. director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195-1501
Jeffrey Glajch officer: Chief Financial Officer GRAHAM CORPORATION, 20 FLORENCE AVENUE, BATAVIA NY 14020
Carlos Quinones officer: Sr. VP Global Operations C/O ORION ENGINEERED CARBONS S.A., 4501 MAGNOLIA COVE DRIVE SUITE 106, HOUSTON TX 77345
Robert G. Hrivnak officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O ORION ENGINEERED CARBONS S.A., 4501 MAGNOLIA COVE DRIVE, SUITE 106, HOUSTON TX 77345
Sandra Niewiem officer: Sr. VP Global Specialties C/O ORION ENGINEERED CARBONS S.A., 4501 MAGNOLIA COVE DRIVE SUITE 106, HOUSTON TX 77345
Anthony Lynn Davis director C/O CONVENE, 530 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 702, NEW YORK NY 10036
Didier Miraton director C/O ORION ENGINEERED CARBONS S.A., 4501 MAGNOLIA COVE DRIVE SUITE 106, HOUSTON TX 77345
Hans Dietrich Winkhaus director C/O ORION ENGINEERED CARBONS S.A., 4501 MAGNOLIA COVE DRIVE SUITE 106, HOUSTON TX 77345
Yi Hyon Paik director ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY, 100 INDEPENDENCE MALL WEST, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Michel Wurth director C/O ORION ENGINEERED CARBONS S.A., 4501 MAGNOLIA COVE DRIVE, SUITE 106, HOUSTON TX 77345
Pedro Riveros officer: Sr. VP Global Rubber C/O ORION ENGINEERED CARBONS S.A., 4501 MAGNOLIA COVE DRIVE SUITE 106, HOUSTON TX 77345
Dan F Smith director 1221 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77010
Paul E Huck director 7201 HAMILTON BLVD, ALLENTOWN PA 181951501
Kerry A Galvin director 1221 MCKINNEY ST.,, SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77010
Mary A Lindsey director 6565 N. MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 800, IRVING TX 75039