Growth Metrics

James Hardie Industries (JHX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2020)

James Hardie Industries (JHX) reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 2.2 for Q1 2020, down 66.47% year-over-year from 6.56 in Q2 2019, and up 134.92% on a QoQ basis from 6.3 in Q4 2019.

James Hardie Industries (JHX) has 12 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 2.2 in Q1 2020.

  • Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio fell 66.47% year-over-year to 2.2 in Q1 2020, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2020 was 21.24 (down 344.61% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 1.94, down 96.96% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio improved to 2.2 in Q1 2020 per JHX's latest filing, from 6.3 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 10.08 in Q1 2018 and bottomed at 18.7 in Q2 2016.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 10.17 (2019), against an average of 8.11.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2016, when Interest Coverage Ratio tumbled 186.77%; it then surged 196.72% in 2018.
  • Tracing JHX's Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years: stood at 14.69 in 2016, then declined by 8.85% to 15.99 in 2017, then soared by 59.07% to 6.54 in 2018, then gained by 3.72% to 6.3 in 2019, then surged by 134.92% to 2.2 in 2020.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest JHX Interest Coverage Ratio figures stand at 2.2 (Q1 2020), 6.3 (Q4 2019), and 10.17 (Q3 2019).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Crh Public 72.73 Bn 70.50 Bn 2.05 Bn -0.19
2 Vulcan Materials 36.98 Bn 36.86 Bn 422.70 Mn 4.92
3 Martin Marietta Materials 35.07 Bn 34.80 Bn 310.00 Mn 2.89
4 Amrize 30.09 Bn 28.98 Bn 211.00 Mn -
5 James Hardie Industries 12.61 Bn 12.15 Bn 523.40 Mn -
6 Eagle Materials 7.08 Bn 6.78 Bn 106.33 Mn 7.12
7 Knife River 4.45 Bn 4.38 Bn -2.77 Mn -4.16
8 United States Lime & Minerals 3.26 Bn 2.88 Bn 41.75 Mn -
9 Tecnoglass 1.92 Bn 1.83 Bn 95.83 Mn 14.87
10 Smith Midland 170.03 Mn 158.14 Mn 5.52 Mn -159.13

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2020 2.20
Dec 31, 2019 -6.30
Sep 30, 2019 -10.17
Jun 30, 2019 -9.14
Mar 31, 2019 6.56
Dec 31, 2018 -6.54
Sep 30, 2018 -7.48
Jun 30, 2018 -11.57
Mar 31, 2018 10.08
Dec 31, 2017 -15.99
Sep 30, 2017 -12.61
Jun 30, 2017 -12.54
Mar 31, 2017 -10.43
Dec 31, 2016 -14.69
Sep 30, 2016 -12.12
Jun 30, 2016 -18.70
Mar 31, 2016 -8.40
Dec 31, 2015 -7.55
Sep 30, 2015 -23.35
Jun 30, 2015 -13.85
Mar 31, 2015 -2.93
Dec 31, 2014 -60.19
Sep 30, 2014 -85.65
Jun 30, 2014 -29.65
Mar 31, 2014 242.18
Dec 31, 2013 -86.18
Sep 30, 2013 -56.50
Jun 30, 2013 -142.64
Mar 31, 2013 -320.47
Dec 31, 2012 -23.21
Sep 30, 2012 -17.54
Jun 30, 2012 -63.46
Mar 31, 2012 1.45
Dec 31, 2011 -0.78
Sep 30, 2011 -68.38
Jun 30, 2011 -10.29
Mar 31, 2011 0.77
Dec 31, 2010 8.45
Sep 30, 2010 25.55
Jun 30, 2010 -70.56
Mar 31, 2010 -4.56
Dec 31, 2009 -16.97
Sep 30, 2009 -1.39
Jun 30, 2009 38.10
Mar 31, 2009 34.87