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Covenant Logistics Group (FRA:CV5) Interest Coverage : 1.51 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Covenant Logistics 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. Covenant Logistics Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €5 Mil. Covenant Logistics Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-3 Mil. Covenant Logistics Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.51. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

FRA:CV5' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.71   Med: 4.87   Max: 26.07
Current: 4.12


FRA:CV5's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
59.34% of 819 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.47 vs FRA:CV5: 4.12

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


Covenant Logistics Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Covenant Logistics 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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Covenant Logistics Group Interest Coverage Chart

Covenant Logistics 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 0.87 0.71 22.70 26.07 5.80

Covenant Logistics Group 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 10.20 4.61 5.51 5.77 1.51

Competitive Comparison of Covenant Logistics Group's Interest Coverage

For the Trucking subindustry, Covenant Logistics 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.


Covenant Logistics Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Covenant Logistics Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Covenant Logistics Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Covenant Logistics 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.

Covenant Logistics 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, Covenant Logistics Group's Interest Expense was €-7 Mil. Its Operating Income was €42 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €214 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*42.4/-7.306
=5.80

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Covenant Logistics Group's Interest Expense was €-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was €5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €203 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*4.634/-3.071
=1.51

* 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.


Covenant Logistics Group  (FRA:CV5) 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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Covenant Logistics Group (FRA:CV5) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
400 Birmingham Highway, Chattanooga, TN, USA, 37419
Covenant Logistics Group Inc together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries offers truckload transportation and freight brokerage services to customers throughout the continental United States. The company's reportable segments include Expedited, Dedicated Services, Managed Freight and Warehousing. Expedited segment provides truckload services to customers with high service freight and delivery standards. Dedicated segment provides customers with committed truckload capacity over contracted periods with the goal of three to five years in length. Managed Freight segment includes brokerage services and TMS. Warehousing segment provides day-to-day warehouse management services to customers who have chosen to outsource this function. Majority of revenue is generated from expedited segment.

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