Builders FirstSource BLDR
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Builders FirstSource (BLDR) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2018)

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Builders FirstSource's (BLDR) Times Interest Earned came in at 3.61 for Q2 2018, up 33.3% from 2.71 a year earlier and up 85.2% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Builders FirstSource (BLDR) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2018, Times Interest Earned at Builders FirstSource was 1.73, up 33.1% year-over-year; for FY2017, it was 1.48, up 34.1% from FY2016.

  • In prior years, Builders FirstSource's Times Interest Earned was 1.10 in FY2016 (+32.5%), 0.83 in FY2015 (-49.2%), 1.63 in FY2014 (+205.0%) and 0.54 in FY2013.
  • The Q2 2018 figure stands as the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned in data going back to Q2 2010.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Times Interest Earned increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 53.3%.
  • The strongest year-over-year quarter for Times Interest Earned in the past five years was Q1 2016, with growth of 571.1%; the weakest was Q1 2015, with a decline of 84.3%.
  • According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned for the three prior quarters was 1.95 (Q1 2018), 0.72 (Q4 2017) and 2.62 (Q3 2017).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Trane Technologies 99.46 Bn 94.20 Bn 2.26 Bn 23.06
2 Johnson Controls International 90.06 Bn 87.82 Bn 2.47 Bn -
3 Comfort Systems Usa 58.26 Bn 53.51 Bn 844.23 Mn 388.29
4 Carrier Global 45.22 Bn 39.85 Bn 1.94 Bn -
5 Otis Worldwide 24.48 Bn 21.09 Bn 1.14 Bn -
6 James Hardie Industries 14.69 Bn 13.43 Bn 548.70 Mn 3.54
7 Masco 13.29 Bn 11.40 Bn 868.00 Mn 16.79
8 Allegion 13.08 Bn 11.79 Bn 517.50 Mn 10.27
9 Carlisle Companies 12.82 Bn 9.17 Bn 568.40 Mn 12.86
10 Builders FirstSource 6.14 Bn 5.49 Bn 1.09 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2018 3.61
Mar 31, 2018 1.95
Dec 31, 2017 0.72
Sep 30, 2017 2.62
Jun 30, 2017 2.71
Mar 31, 2017 1.11
Dec 31, 2016 1.15
Sep 30, 2016 0.93
Jun 30, 2016 1.79
Mar 31, 2016 0.65
Dec 31, 2015 0.83
Sep 30, 2015 0.83
Jun 30, 2015 1.27
Mar 31, 2015 0.10
Dec 31, 2014 1.30
Sep 30, 2014 2.44
Jun 30, 2014 2.67
Mar 31, 2014 0.62
Dec 31, 2013 1.56
Sep 30, 2013 2.70
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