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Omnicom Group (Omnicom Group) Interest Coverage : 8.90 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Omnicom Group Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Omnicom Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $479 Mil. Omnicom Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-54 Mil. Omnicom Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 8.90. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Omnicom Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

OMC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.38   Med: 9.32   Max: 10.97
Current: 10.43


OMC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
52.3% of 610 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.915 vs OMC: 10.43

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Omnicom Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Omnicom Group's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Omnicom Group Interest Coverage Chart

Omnicom Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.88 7.38 10.85 10.39 9.76

Omnicom Group Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of Omnicom Group's Interest Coverage

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Omnicom Group's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Omnicom Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Omnicom Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Omnicom Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Omnicom Group Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Omnicom Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Omnicom Group's Interest Expense was $-216 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2,105 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,742 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2104.7/-215.6
=9.76

Omnicom Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Omnicom Group's Interest Expense was $-54 Mil. Its Operating Income was $479 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,328 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*478.9/-53.8
=8.90

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Omnicom Group  (NYSE:OMC) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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Omnicom Group (Omnicom Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
280 Park Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10017
Omnicom is the world's second-largest ad holding company, based on annual revenue. The firm's services, which include traditional and digital advertising and public relations, are provided worldwide, with over 80% of its revenue coming from more developed regions such as North America and Europe.
Executives
Linda Johnson Rice director
Andrew Castellaneta officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC., 437 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mark D Gerstein director C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Rochelle M. Tarlowe officer: Senior VP and Treasurer C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC., 437 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jonathan B. Nelson officer: CEO, Omnicom Digital C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC., 437 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
John Wren director, officer: President and CEO
Louis F Januzzi officer: Senior VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. C/O OMNICOMGROUP, 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Michael J Obrien officer: Senior VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC, 437 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Patricia Salas Pineda director C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Coleman Leonard S Jr director C/O ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065
Dennis E. Hewitt officer: Treasurer 437 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ronnie S. Hawkins director C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC., 437 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Peter K. Sherman officer: Executive Vice President C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC., 437 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Gracia C Martore director C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC., 437 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Bruce Crawford director, officer: Chairman