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Distribution Solutions Group (Distribution Solutions Group) Interest Coverage : 0.24 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Distribution Solutions Group 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. Distribution Solutions Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $3 Mil. Distribution Solutions Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-12 Mil. Distribution Solutions Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.24. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

DSGR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.62   Med: 5.02   Max: 31.42
Current: 0.62


DSGR's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
97.69% of 130 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 8.35 vs DSGR: 0.62

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


Distribution Solutions Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Distribution Solutions Group'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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Distribution Solutions Group Interest Coverage Chart

Distribution Solutions Group 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 15.03 31.42 0.68 1.72 1.01

Distribution Solutions Group 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 Distribution Solutions Group's Interest Coverage

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Distribution Solutions Group'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.


Distribution Solutions Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Distribution Solutions Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Distribution Solutions Group 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.

Distribution Solutions Group'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, Distribution Solutions Group's Interest Expense was $-43 Mil. Its Operating Income was $43 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $603 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*42.991/-42.774
=1.01

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Distribution Solutions Group's Interest Expense was $-12 Mil. Its Operating Income was $3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $605 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*2.783/-11.827
=0.24

* 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.


Distribution Solutions Group  (NAS:DSGR) 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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Distribution Solutions Group (Distribution Solutions Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8770 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 900, Chicago, IL, USA, 60631
Distribution Solutions Group Inc is an industrial distributor of maintenance and repair supplies. It has three operating segments namely Lawson, TestEquity, and Gexpro Services, of which key revenue is derived from the TestEquity segment. The TestEquity segment is a distributor of test and measurement equipment and solutions, electronic production supplies, and tool kits from its leading manufacturer partners supporting the technology, aerospace, defense, automotive, electronics, education, and medical industries.
Executives
Cesar Lanuza officer: President and CEO 8770 W. BYRN MAWR AVE. SUITE 900, C/O LAWSON PRODUCTS, CHICAGO IL 60634
Lkcm Headwater Investments Iv, L.p. 10 percent owner 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 1600, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Robert Zamarripa director 8770 W. BYRN MAWR AVE. SUITE 900, C/O DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC., CHICAGO IL 60631
Robert R Connors officer: See Remarks POST OFFICE 792, MUNCIE IN 47308-0792
Russ Frazee officer: See Remarks 8770 W. BYRN MAWR AVE. SUITE 900, C/O LAWSON PRODUCTS, CHICAGO IL 60634
King Luther Capital Management Corp 10 percent owner 301 COMMERCE SUITE 1600, FORT WORTH TX 76102
301 Hw Opus Investors, Llc 10 percent owner 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 1600, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Lkcm Te Investors, Llc 10 percent owner 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 1600, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Lkcm Headwater Ii Sidecar Partnership, L.p. 10 percent owner 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 1600, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Lkcm Headwater Investments Iii, L.p. 10 percent owner 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 1600, FORT WORTH TX 76102
David S Lambert officer: VP, Controller and CAO 770 W. BRYN MAWR AVE., SUITE 900, CHICAGO IL 60631
Bianca Rhodes director 8770 W. BRYN MAWR AVE. SUITE 900, C/O LAWSON PRODUCTS, CHICAGO IL 60622
Richard D Pufpaf officer: SVP and General Counsel 8770 W. BRYN MAWR AVE. SUITE 900, CHICAGO IL 60631
Matthew Jay Brown officer: SVP, Sales C/O LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC., 8770 WEST BRYN MAWR AVE, SUITE 900, CHICAGO IL 60631
Shane Mccarthy officer: SVP, Operations C/O LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC., 8770 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE, SUITE 900, CHICAGO IL 60631