SunCoke Energy SXC
NYSE SXC
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SunCoke Energy (SXC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2011 - 2018)

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SunCoke Energy's Interest Coverage Ratio was 1.97 in Q1 2018, up 21.9% from 1.61 a year earlier but down 20.9% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

SunCoke Energy (SXC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2011 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

On a trailing twelve-month basis, SunCoke Energy's Interest Coverage Ratio was 1.80 through Mar 31, 2018, down 13.4% year-over-year; for FY2017, it came in at 1.72, down 6.0% from FY2016.

  • In earlier years, Interest Coverage Ratio was 1.83 in FY2016 (+28.9%), 1.42 in FY2015, -1.31 in FY2014 and 2.13 in FY2013 (-31.4%).
  • Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio has moved between -6.55 (Q4 2014) and 3.68 (Q4 2016) over five years.
  • Compared with a year earlier, Interest Coverage Ratio was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 39.8%.
  • The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio over five years was Q1 2017 (growth of 137.9%); the worst was Q1 2016 (a decline of 63.0%).
  • Per Business Quant data, SXC's Interest Coverage Ratio in the three quarters before Q1 2018 was 2.49 (Q4 2017), 2.11 (Q3 2017) and 0.59 (Q2 2017).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Rio Tinto 181.90 Bn 148.03 Bn - -
2 Southern Copper 169.19 Bn 148.06 Bn 2.90 Bn -
3 Newmont 121.55 Bn 89.73 Bn 4.03 Bn -
4 Ternium 108.92 Bn 73.97 Bn 941.02 Mn 10.48
5 Freeport-Mcmoran 100.46 Bn 96.62 Bn 2.19 Bn -
6 Agnico Eagle Mines 91.62 Bn 91.62 Bn 2.43 Bn 237.10
7 Barrick Mining 68.12 Bn 52.86 Bn 2.90 Bn 105.08
8 Nucor 53.04 Bn 43.58 Bn 2.03 Bn 45.25
9 ArcelorMittal 50.74 Bn 31.77 Bn - 7.76
10 SunCoke Energy 800.37 Mn 512.07 Mn 100.40 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2018 1.97
Dec 31, 2017 2.49
Sep 30, 2017 2.11
Jun 30, 2017 0.59
Mar 31, 2017 1.61
Dec 31, 2016 3.68
Sep 30, 2016 2.24
Jun 30, 2016 0.81
Mar 31, 2016 0.68
Dec 31, 2015 1.69
Sep 30, 2015 1.58
Jun 30, 2015 0.49
Mar 31, 2015 1.83
Dec 31, 2014 -6.55
Sep 30, 2014 2.18
Jun 30, 2014 -2.63
Mar 31, 2014 1.13
Dec 31, 2013 1.32
Sep 30, 2013 2.63
Jun 30, 2013 2.16
API Access

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