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Tecnoglass (Tecnoglass) Interest Coverage : 24.23 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Tecnoglass 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. Tecnoglass's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $54.7 Mil. Tecnoglass's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.3 Mil. Tecnoglass's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 24.23. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TGLS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.81   Med: 3.08   Max: 28.76
Current: 28.76


TGLS's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
77.92% of 308 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 6.895 vs TGLS: 28.76

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


Tecnoglass Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tecnoglass'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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Tecnoglass Interest Coverage Chart

Tecnoglass 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 2.63 3.09 12.07 28.52 28.76

Tecnoglass 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 30.49 32.42 32.10 26.24 24.23

Competitive Comparison of Tecnoglass's Interest Coverage

For the Building Materials subindustry, Tecnoglass'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.


Tecnoglass's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

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

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



Tecnoglass 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.

Tecnoglass'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, Tecnoglass's Interest Expense was $-9.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $263.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $163.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*263.93/-9.178
=28.76

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Tecnoglass's Interest Expense was $-2.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $54.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $163.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*54.737/-2.259
=24.23

* 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.


Tecnoglass  (NYSE:TGLS) 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 .


Tecnoglass Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Tecnoglass (Tecnoglass) Business Description

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Address
Avenida Circunvalar a 100 mts de la Via 40, Barrio Las Flores, Barranquilla, COL
Tecnoglass Inc designs, manufactures, distributes, and markets architectural glass and windows. The company's products portfolio includes tempered, laminated, insulating and Solar Control Low-E glass. Its products are installed at hotels, residential buildings, commercial and corporate centers, airports and hospitals as floating facades, curtain walls, windows, doors, handrails, interior and dividers. Its majority of revenue is derived from the sale and installation of architectural glass and windows in the United States.
Executives
Energy Holding Corp 10 percent owner AVALON MANAGEMENT LMT. LANDMARK SQ. 1 FL, 54 EARTH CLOSE,WESTBAY BEACH S PO BOX715, GRAND CAYMAN KY1-1107 E9 XXXXX
Jose M Daes director, officer: Chief Executive Officer AVENIDA CIRCUNVALAR A 100 MTS DE LA VIA, 40, BARRIO LAS FLORES, BARRANQUILLA F8 XXXXX
Christian T Daes director, officer: Chief Operating Officer AVENIDA CIRCUNVALAR A 100 MTS DE LA VIA, 40, BARRIO LAS FLORES, BARRANQUILLA F8 XXXXX
A Lorne Weil director C/O HYDRA INDUSTRIES ACQUISITION CORP, 250 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE #2223, NEW YORK NY 10107
Julio A. Torres director CARRERA 10 NO. 28-49, TORRE A. OFICINA 20-05, BOGOTA F8 XXXXX
Anne Louise Carricarte director AVENIDA CIRCUNVALAR A 100 MTS DE LA VIA, BARRIO LAS FLORES, BARRANQUILLA F8 080001
Martha L Byorum director ONE BEEKMAN PLACE #9/10A, NEW YORK NY 10022
Cure Cure Carlos Alfredo director C/O TECNOGLASS INC., AVENIDA CIRCUNVALAR, A 100 MTS DE LA VIA 40 BARRIO LAS FLORES, BARRANQUILLA F8 000000
Castro Vergara Luis Fernando director C/O TECNOGLASS INC. AVENIDA CIRCUNVALAR, A 100 MTS DE LA VIA 40 BARRIO LAS FLORES, BARRANQUILLA F8 00000
Santiago Giraldo officer: Chief Financial Officer AVENIDA CIRCUNVALAR A 100 MTS, DE LA VIA 40, BARRIO LAS FLORES, BARRANQUILLA F8 00000
Joaquin Fernandez officer: Chief Financial Officer AVENIDA CIRCUNVALAR A LA 100 MTS DE LA, VIA 40, BARRIO LAS FLORES, BARRANQUILLA F8 XXXXX
Juan Carlos Vilarino director AVENIDA CIRCUNVALAR A 100 MTS, DE LA VIA 40, BARRIO LAS FLORES, BARRANQUILLA F8 XXXXX
Velilla Becerra Alberto Jose 10 percent owner AVALON MGT LTD LANDMARK SQUARE,1ST FL 64, EARTH CLOSE, WEST BAY BEACH, S PO BOX715, GRAND CAYMAN KY1-1107 E9 XXXXX
Samuel R Azout director AVENIDA CIRCUNVALAR A 100 MTS DE LA VIA, 40, BARRIO LAS FLORES, BARRANQUILLA F8 XXXXX
B. Luke Weil officer: Chief Executive Officer CARRERA 10 NO. 28-49, TORRE A. OFICINA 20-05, BOGOTA F8 XXXXX

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