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Select Water Solutions (Select Water Solutions) Interest Coverage : 5.85 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Select Water Solutions 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. Select Water Solutions's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $7 Mil. Select Water Solutions's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-1 Mil. Select Water Solutions's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 5.85. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

WTTR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.37   Med: 15.74   Max: 17.35
Current: 13.88


WTTR's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
57.17% of 1179 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.81 vs WTTR: 13.88

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


Select Water Solutions Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Select Water Solutions'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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Select Water Solutions Interest Coverage Chart

Select Water Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 12.37 - - 14.67 16.81

Select Water Solutions 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 Select Water Solutions's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Select Water Solutions'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.


Select Water Solutions's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Select Water Solutions's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Select Water Solutions's Interest Coverage falls into.



Select Water Solutions 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.

Select Water Solutions'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, Select Water Solutions's Interest Expense was $-4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $74 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $38 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*73.838/-4.393
=16.81

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Select Water Solutions's Interest Expense was $-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $115 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*7.439/-1.272
=5.85

* 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.


Select Water Solutions  (NYSE:WTTR) 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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Select Water Solutions (Select Water Solutions) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1233 West Loop South, Suite 1400, Houston, TX, USA, 77027
Select Water Solutions Inc provides sustainable water and chemical solutions to the energy industry. These solutions are supported by the company's critical water infrastructure assets, chemical manufacturing, and water treatment and recycling capabilities.
Executives
Brian Szymanski officer: Chief Accounting Officer & VP 1820 I-35 FRONTAGE ROAD, GAINESVILLE TX 76240
Michael Skarke officer: Exec. VP, Water Solutions 1820 NORTH I-35, P.O. BOX 1715, GAINESVILLE TX 76241
Troy W Thacker director C/O FOX PAINE & CO, 950 TOWER LANE, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Christina M Ibrahim officer: SVP, GC and CCO 2000 ST. JAMES PLACE, HOUSTON TX 77056
Nick L Swyka officer: CFO & Senior VP 515 POST OAK BLVD., STE. 200, HOUSTON TX 77027
Robin H Fielder director 1201 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Christopher Kile George officer: See Remarks 5660 WICKERSHAM LN, HOUSTON TX 77056
Luis M Fernandez-moreno director ASHLAND INC., 8145 BLAZER DRIVE, WILMINGTON DE 19808
Suzanne Colbert officer: Chief Technology Officer 1233 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1400, HOUSTON TX 77027
Gayle Burleson director ONE CONCHO CENTER, 600 WEST ILLINOIS AVENUE, MIDLAND TX 79701
Scf-vii(a), L.p. 10 percent owner, other: Member of Group 600 TRAVIS ST., STE. 6600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Scf Partners, Inc. 10 percent owner, other: Member of Group 600 TRAVIS STE 6600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Scf-vii(a), G.p., Limited Partnership 10 percent owner, other: Member of Group 600 TRAVIS, SUITE 6600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Holli C. Ladhani director, officer: President and CEO 2800 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 4500, HOUSTON TX 77056
Mitchell Shauf officer: EVP, Water Services 1820 N. INTERSTATE 35, GAINESVILLE TX 76241