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Rockwool AS (OCSE:ROCK A) Interest Coverage : 7.94 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Rockwool AS 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. Rockwool AS's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was kr1,006 Mil. Rockwool AS's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was kr-127 Mil. Rockwool AS's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.94. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

OCSE:ROCK A' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.54   Med: 38.33   Max: 69.6
Current: 30.46


OCSE:ROCK A's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
73.06% of 1262 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.055 vs OCSE:ROCK A: 30.46

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


Rockwool AS Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rockwool AS'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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Rockwool AS Interest Coverage Chart

Rockwool AS Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Rockwool AS 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 N/A No Debt No Debt No Debt 7.94

Competitive Comparison of Rockwool AS's Interest Coverage

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Rockwool AS'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.


Rockwool AS's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Rockwool AS's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Rockwool AS 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.

Rockwool AS'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, Rockwool AS's Interest Expense was kr-164 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr3,861 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr537 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3860.879/-163.976
=23.55

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Rockwool AS's Interest Expense was kr-127 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr1,006 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr537 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1006.214/-126.708
=7.94

* 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.


Rockwool AS  (OCSE:ROCK A) 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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Rockwool AS (OCSE:ROCK A) Business Description

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Hovedgaden 584, Hedehusene, DNK, 2640
Rockwool AS manufactures and sells building materials, including insulation, and roofing systems. The company organizes itself into two segments based on the product: Insulation and Systems. The Insulation segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells building, industrial, and technical insulation and external thermal insulation wall systems to the construction industry. The Systems business sells acoustic ceilings and wall systems, external cladding systems, horticultural substrate solutions, engineered fiber solutions, and noise and vibration control to the construction and automotive industries. The majority of sales come from Europe.

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