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American Woodmark (American Woodmark) Interest Coverage

: 14.43 (As of Jan. 2024)
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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. American Woodmark's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $28 Mil. American Woodmark's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-2 Mil. American Woodmark's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 14.43. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

AMWD' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.57   Med: 8.44   Max: 246.46
Current: 17.08


AMWD's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
64.01% of 314 companies
in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry
Industry Median: 8.65 vs AMWD: 17.08

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


American Woodmark Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Woodmark'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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American Woodmark Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.03 4.48 5.21 3.57 8.62

American Woodmark Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.84 12.43 20.38 23.27 14.43

Competitive Comparison

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, American Woodmark'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.


American Woodmark Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, American Woodmark's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



American Woodmark 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.

American Woodmark's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023, American Woodmark's Interest Expense was $-16 Mil. Its Operating Income was $138 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $451 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Apr. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Apr. 2023 )
=-1*137.877/-15.994
=8.62

American Woodmark's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, American Woodmark's Interest Expense was $-2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $28 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $482 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*27.879/-1.932
=14.43

* 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.


American Woodmark  (NAS:AMWD) 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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American Woodmark (American Woodmark) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
561 Shady Elm Road, Winchester, VA, USA, 22602
American Woodmark Corp manufactures and distributes kitchen cabinets and vanities for the remodeling and new home construction markets. The company offers framed stock cabinets in over 400 different cabinet lines and prices from relatively inexpensive to medium-priced styles. Its products are sold on a national basis across the United States to the remodeling and new home construction markets. The products are sold under the brand names American Woodmark, Simply Woodmark, Timberlake, Shenandoah Cabinetry, Shenandoah Value Series, and Waypoint Living Spaces.
Executives
Andrew B Cogan director C/O KNOLL INC., 1235 WATER STREET, EAST GREENVILLE PA 18041
Vance W Tang director C/O KONE INC., 4225 NAPERVILLE ROAD, SUITE 400, LISLE IL 60532
Michael Scott Culbreth officer: SVP & CFO 3102 SHAWNEE DRIVE, WINCHESTER VA 22601
Latasha Akoma director 2254 BALSAN WAY, WELLINGTON FL 33414
Emily Cavanagh Videtto director 1901 WEST 4TH STREET, PELLA IA 50219
David A Rodriguez director 10400 FERNWOOD ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20817
Daniel T Hendrix director 2859 PACES ROAD, ATLANTA GA 30339
Paul Joachimczyk officer: VP & CFO C/O TOPBUILD CORP., 260 JIMMY ANN DRIVE, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32114
Adams Robert J Jr officer: SVP Value Stream Operations 3102 SHAWNEE DRIVE, WINCHESTER VA 22601
Roger Perry Campbell officer: SVP & GM New Construction 3102 SHAWNEE DRIVE, WINCHESTER VA 22601
Steven Cary Dunston officer: Senior VP, Manufacturing 3102 SHAWNEE DRIVE, WINCHESTER VA 22601
Teresa M May director 2 COREY CREEK ROAD, TOLEDO OH 43623
Carol B Moerdyk director LIBBEY INC, PO BOX 10060, TOLEDO OH 43699-0060
James G Davis director C/O JAMES G DAVIS CONSTRUCTION CORP, 13530 PARKLAWN DRIVE, ROCKVILLE MD 20852
William F Brandt director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman C/O AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION, 3102 SHAWNEE DRIVE, WINCHESTER VA 22601