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LyondellBasell Industries NV (LyondellBasell Industries NV) Interest Coverage : 4.60 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is LyondellBasell Industries NV 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. LyondellBasell Industries NV's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $556 Mil. LyondellBasell Industries NV's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-121 Mil. LyondellBasell Industries NV's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.60. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LYB' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.07   Med: 14.39   Max: 19.75
Current: 7.49


LYB's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
56.77% of 1189 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.85 vs LYB: 7.49

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


LyondellBasell Industries NV Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for LyondellBasell Industries NV'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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LyondellBasell Industries NV Interest Coverage Chart

LyondellBasell Industries NV 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 11.86 4.07 14.25 18.01 7.49

LyondellBasell Industries NV 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 5.73 8.32 8.79 8.31 4.60

Competitive Comparison of LyondellBasell Industries NV's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, LyondellBasell Industries NV'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.


LyondellBasell Industries NV's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, LyondellBasell Industries NV's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



LyondellBasell Industries NV 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.

LyondellBasell Industries NV'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, LyondellBasell Industries NV's Interest Expense was $-477 Mil. Its Operating Income was $3,571 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11,742 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3571/-477
=7.49

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, LyondellBasell Industries NV's Interest Expense was $-121 Mil. Its Operating Income was $556 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11,742 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*556/-121
=4.60

* 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.


LyondellBasell Industries NV  (NYSE:LYB) 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 .


LyondellBasell Industries NV Interest Coverage Related Terms

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LyondellBasell Industries NV (LyondellBasell Industries NV) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Delftseplein 27E, 4th Floor, Rotterdam, ZH, NLD, 3013 AA
LyondellBasell is a petrochemical producer with operations in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company is the world's largest producer of polypropylene and is also a major producer of polyethylene and propylene oxide. Its chemicals are used in various consumer and industrial end products. Well over half of LyondellBasell's production come from its North American operations.
Executives
Jeffrey A Kaplan officer: EVP & Chief Legal Officer C/O LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N V, DELFTSEPLEIN 27E, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AA
Ai Investments Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 730 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10019
Rita E Griffin director C/O LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V., DELFTSEPLEIN 27E, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AA
Anthony R Chase director 10307 PACIFIC CENTER COURT, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Trisha L Conley officer: EVP, People and Culture C/O LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V., DELFTSEPLEIN 27E, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AA
Tracey D Campbell officer: EVP, Sustainability & Corp Aff C/O LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V., DELFTSEPLEIN 27E, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AA
Van Der Laan Yvonne officer: EVP, Circular & Low Carbon Sol C/O LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V., DELFTSEPLEIN 27E, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AA
Michael C. Mcmurray officer: EVP & CFO C/O LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V., DELFTSEPLEIN 27E, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AA
Jagjeet S. Bindra director 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE, P.O. BOX 800, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
James D Guilfoyle officer: SVP, Global I&D C/O LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V., DELFTSEPLEIN 27E, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AA
Virginia A Kamsky director C/O KAMSKY ASSOCIATES, INC., 563 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10065
James Malcolm Seward officer: SVP, R&D, Tech & Sustain. C/O LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V., DELFTSEPLEIN 27E, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AA
Vanacker Peter Z. E. director C/O LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V., DELFTSEPLEIN 27E, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AA
Buchanan Robin W.t. director STATIONSPLEIN 45, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AK
Chukwuemeka A. Oyolu officer: SVP, CAO & Investor Relations 3010 BRIARPARK DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77042