Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM)

Interest coverage

		Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Mar 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Sep 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	Mar 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Sep 30, 2019	Jun 30, 2019	Mar 31, 2019
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm)	US$ in thousands	310,284	352,614	363,321	365,865	393,104	449,268	437,468	463,690	450,504	362,629	314,811	209,516	137,049	151,989	218,361	305,026	394,971	409,106	386,235	379,619
Interest expense (ttm)	US$ in thousands	3,506	427	1,192	-1,815	2,713	1,967	1,398	1,497	1,380	1,352	1,436	1,643	3,178	3,830	4,949	6,715	8,302	7,370	5,971	3,400
Interest coverage		88.50	825.79	304.80	—	144.90	228.40	312.92	309.75	326.45	268.22	219.23	127.52	43.12	39.68	44.12	45.42	47.58	55.51	64.69	111.65

December 31, 2023 calculation

Interest coverage = EBIT (ttm) ÷ Interest expense (ttm)
= $310,284K ÷ $3,506K
= 88.50

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