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CCL Industries (TSX:CCL.A) Interest Coverage : 5.09 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is CCL Industries 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. CCL Industries's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$231 Mil. CCL Industries's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$-45 Mil. CCL Industries's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.09. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSX:CCL.A' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.87   Med: 9.37   Max: 15.77
Current: 8.18


TSX:CCL.A's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
52.88% of 312 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 7 vs TSX:CCL.A: 8.18

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


CCL Industries Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for CCL Industries'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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CCL Industries Interest Coverage Chart

CCL Industries 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 6.87 9.09 11.12 9.65 8.18

CCL Industries 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 5.02 10.96 10.03 9.81 5.09

Competitive Comparison of CCL Industries's Interest Coverage

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, CCL Industries'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.


CCL Industries's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, CCL Industries's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



CCL Industries 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.

CCL Industries'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, CCL Industries's Interest Expense was C$-114 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$929 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$2,231 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*928.8/-113.5
=8.18

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, CCL Industries's Interest Expense was C$-45 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$231 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$2,231 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*230.9/-45.4
=5.09

* 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.


CCL Industries  (TSX:CCL.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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CCL Industries (TSX:CCL.A) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
111 Gordon Baker Road, Suite 801, Toronto, ON, CAN, M2H 3R1
CCL Industries Inc manufactures and sells packaging and packaging-related products. The company operates through various segments, which include The CCL segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells pressure sensitive and extruded film materials used for labels on consumer packaging, healthcare, automotive, and consumer durable products. The Avery segment sells software, labels, tags, dividers, badges, and specialty card products under the Avery brand. The Checkpoint segment includes the manufacturing and selling of technology-driven, inventory management and labeling solutions. Innovia segment manufactures specialty films. Its geographical segments include Canada; USA and Puerto Rico; Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Argentina; Europe; and Asia, Australia, Africa and New Zealand.

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