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Construction Partners (Construction Partners) Interest Coverage : 4.24 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Construction Partners 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. Construction Partners's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $16 Mil. Construction Partners's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-4 Mil. Construction Partners's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.24. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ROAD' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4   Med: 11.28   Max: 34.83
Current: 4.94


ROAD's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
59.84% of 1260 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.125 vs ROAD: 4.94

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


Construction Partners Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Construction Partners'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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Construction Partners Interest Coverage Chart

Construction Partners Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 29.68 17.22 11.67 4.12 4.00

Construction Partners Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of Construction Partners's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Construction Partners'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.


Construction Partners's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Construction Partners's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Construction Partners 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.

Construction Partners's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Construction Partners's Interest Expense was $-17 Mil. Its Operating Income was $69 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $373 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*69.438/-17.346
=4.00

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Construction Partners's Interest Expense was $-4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $16 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $443 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*15.899/-3.746
=4.24

* 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.


Construction Partners  (NAS:ROAD) 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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Construction Partners (Construction Partners) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
290 Healthwest Drive, Suite 2, Dothan, AL, USA, 36303
Construction Partners Inc operates as an infrastructure and road construction company. It provides construction products and services to the public and private sectors. Its services cover the construction of highways, roads, bridges, airports, and commercial and residential sites. The company provides site development, paving, utility and drainage systems, as well as supplies hot mix asphalt.
Executives
Suntx Capital Ii Management Corp. director, 10 percent owner 5420 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1000, DALLAS TX 75240
Craig Jennings director, 10 percent owner 5204 LAKECREET CT., PLANO TX 75093
Mark R Matteson director, 10 percent owner 290 HEALTHWEST DRIVE, SUITE 2, DOTHAN AL 36303
Suntx Cpi Capital Management Corp. director, 10 percent owner 5420 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1000, DALLAS TX 75240
Fleming Ned N. Iv other: Member of 10% owner group 5420 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1000, DALLAS TX 75240
Ned N. Fleming, Iv 2013 Trust other: Member of 10% owner group 5420 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1000, DALLAS TX 75240
John L Harper officer: Senior Vice President 170 EAST MAIN STREET, DOTHAN AL 36301
Noreen E Skelly director 8214 WESTCHESTER DRIVE, SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75225
Stefan L Shaffer director 290 HEALTHWEST DRIVE, SUITE 2, DOTHAN AL 36303
Suntx Capital Partners Ii Lp director, 10 percent owner TWO LINCOLN CENTRE, 5420 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1000, DALLAS TX 75240
Suntx Capital Partners Ii Dutch Investors Lp director, 10 percent owner TWO LINCOLN CENTRE, 5420 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1000, DALLAS TX 75240
Suntx Cpi Expansion Fund Gp, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 5420 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1000, DALLAS TX 75214
Gregory A Hoffman officer: Senior VP, Finance 290 HEALTHWEST DRIVE, SUITE 2, DOTHAN AL 36303
Judson Ryan Brooks officer: Senior Vice President, Legal 290 HEALTHWEST DRIVE, SUITE 2, DOTHAN AL 36303
Charles E Owens director, officer: See Remarks 290 HEALTHWEST DRIVE, SUITE 2, DOTHAN AL 36303