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Empresas CMPC (XSGO:CMPC) Interest Coverage : 0.45 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Empresas CMPC 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. Empresas CMPC's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was CLP27,868 Mil. Empresas CMPC's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was CLP-62,174 Mil. Empresas CMPC's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.45. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XSGO:CMPC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.1   Med: 2.68   Max: 6.57
Current: 2.52


XSGO:CMPC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
65.84% of 202 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 6.115 vs XSGO:CMPC: 2.52

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


Empresas CMPC Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Empresas CMPC'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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Empresas CMPC Interest Coverage Chart

Empresas CMPC 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 2.16 1.27 4.76 6.57 2.61

Empresas CMPC 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 6.11 6.82 1.94 1.76 0.45

Competitive Comparison of Empresas CMPC's Interest Coverage

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Empresas CMPC'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.


Empresas CMPC's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Empresas CMPC's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Empresas CMPC 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.

Empresas CMPC'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, Empresas CMPC's Interest Expense was CLP-233,122 Mil. Its Operating Income was CLP609,562 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP4,317,545 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*609561.77/-233122.167
=2.61

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Empresas CMPC's Interest Expense was CLP-62,174 Mil. Its Operating Income was CLP27,868 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP4,317,545 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*27868.055/-62174.117
=0.45

* 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.


Empresas CMPC  (XSGO:CMPC) 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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Empresas CMPC (XSGO:CMPC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Agustinas 1343, Santiago, CHL
Empresas CMPC SA produces and sells pulp, paper, packaging, tissue paper, and other paper products. The firm organizes itself into three segments based on product type. The pulp forestry segment, which generates the majority of revenue, harvests timber and sells pulp, which is used to make paper products. The paper segment sells a variety of paper products. The tissue segment sells tissue papers. The majority of revenue comes from Latin America. The majority of the company's shares outstanding are owned by Matte Group.

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