Growth Metrics

Stepan (SCL) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2014)

Stepan posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 2.61 for Q4 2014, down 46.36% year-on-year from 4.86 in Q4 2013, and down 66.68% on a QoQ basis from 7.82 in Q3 2014.

Stepan (SCL) has 5 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 2.61 in Q4 2014.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2014, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 46.36% year-over-year to 2.61; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2015 stood at 32.28 (up 294.68% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.47, down 81.42% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q4 2014 stood at 2.61, down from 7.82 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 19.72 in Q2 2010 and bottomed at 2.61 in Q4 2014.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 12.63 (2012), against an average of 11.74.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2012, when Interest Coverage Ratio jumped 35.16%; it then slumped 56.08% in 2013.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Coverage Ratio shows it stood at 6.88 in 2010, then increased by 18.83% to 8.18 in 2011, then surged by 35.16% to 11.06 in 2012, then plunged by 56.08% to 4.86 in 2013, then tumbled by 46.36% to 2.61 in 2014.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 2.61 (Q4 2014), 7.82 (Q3 2014), and 12.22 (Q2 2014), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 39.34
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -15.41
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 6.16
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn -11.07
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 15.21
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 9.05
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 1.73
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn -
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.50
10 Stepan 1.20 Bn 1.07 Bn 51.52 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2014 2.61
Sep 30, 2014 7.82
Jun 30, 2014 12.22
Mar 31, 2014 7.62
Dec 31, 2013 4.86
Sep 30, 2013 10.41
Jun 30, 2013 15.40
Mar 31, 2013 12.98
Dec 31, 2012 11.06
Sep 30, 2012 12.63
Jun 30, 2012 16.69
Mar 31, 2012 13.59
Dec 31, 2011 8.18
Sep 30, 2011 14.81
Jun 30, 2011 15.53
Mar 31, 2011 14.47
Dec 31, 2010 6.88
Sep 30, 2010 15.54
Jun 30, 2010 19.72