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Celanese (Celanese) Interest Coverage

: 1.52 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Celanese's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $271 Mil. Celanese's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-178 Mil. Celanese's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.52. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.69   Med: 7.06   Max: 21.3
Current: 1.69


CE's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
88.76% of 1192 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.705 vs CE: 1.69

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


Celanese Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Celanese'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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Celanese Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.97 6.56 21.30 3.41 1.69

Celanese Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.29 1.45 1.81 1.99 1.52

Competitive Comparison

For the Chemicals subindustry, Celanese'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.


Celanese Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Celanese 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.

Celanese'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, Celanese's Interest Expense was $-720 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,218 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12,626 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1218/-720
=1.69

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Celanese's Interest Expense was $-178 Mil. Its Operating Income was $271 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12,626 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*271/-178
=1.52

* 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.


Celanese  (NYSE:CE) 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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Celanese (Celanese) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
222 W. Las Colinas Boulevard, Suite 900N, Irving, TX, USA, 75039-5421
Celanese is one of the world's largest producers of acetic acid and its downstream derivative chemicals, which are used in various end markets, including coatings and adhesives. The company is also one of the largest producers of specialty polymers, which are used in the automotive, electronics, medical, building, and consumer end markets. The company also makes cellulose derivatives used in cigarette filters.
Executives
Thomas Francis Kelly officer: SVP, EM 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Mark Christopher Murray officer: VP - Bus. Strat & Development 100 MATSONFORD ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
Aaron M Mcgilvray officer: Chief Accounting Officer 222 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Rahul Ghai director GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 5 NECCO STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Michael Koenig director 222 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD., SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Vanessa Dupuis officer: SVP, HR (CHRO) C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Scott A Richardson officer: SVP & CFO C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
John K Wulff director C/O HERCULES INC, 1313 NORTH MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19894-0001
Deborah J. Kissire director 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
John G Fotheringham officer: SVP, Acetyl Chain 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Lori Ryerkerk director, officer: CEO AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD., 2001 MARKET STREET, SUITE 3600, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Todd L Elliott officer: SVP, Acetyl Chain C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
A. Lynne Puckett officer: SVP & GC C/O 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Rucker Kim K.w. director KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Peter G Edwards officer: EVP & GC C/O BAXALTA INCORPORATED, 1200 LAKESIDE DRIVE, BANNOCKBURN IL 60015