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ACCO Brands (ACCO Brands) Interest Coverage : 4.10 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is ACCO Brands 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. ACCO Brands's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $56 Mil. ACCO Brands's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-14 Mil. ACCO Brands's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.10. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ACCO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.72   Med: 3.65   Max: 5.02
Current: 2.72


ACCO's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
84.32% of 2303 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.77 vs ACCO: 2.72

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


ACCO Brands Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ACCO Brands'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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ACCO Brands Interest Coverage Chart

ACCO Brands 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 4.82 3.18 3.97 3.04 2.72

ACCO Brands Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.65 0.96 3.56 2.26 4.10

Competitive Comparison of ACCO Brands's Interest Coverage

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, ACCO Brands'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.


ACCO Brands's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, ACCO Brands's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ACCO Brands's Interest Coverage falls into.



ACCO Brands 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.

ACCO Brands'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, ACCO Brands's Interest Expense was $-59 Mil. Its Operating Income was $160 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $959 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*159.6/-58.6
=2.72

ACCO Brands's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, ACCO Brands's Interest Expense was $-14 Mil. Its Operating Income was $56 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $959 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*55.8/-13.6
=4.10

* 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.


ACCO Brands  (NYSE:ACCO) 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 .


ACCO Brands Interest Coverage Related Terms

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ACCO Brands (ACCO Brands) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Four Corporate Drive, Lake Zurich, IL, USA, 60047
ACCO Brands Corp designs, manufactures, and markets consumer and business products. It operates through three segments: ACCO Brands North America, ACCO Brands EMEA, and ACCO Brands International. The company offers school notebooks, janitorial supplies, and whiteboards; storage and organization products, such as three-ring and lever-arch binders, sheet protectors, and indexes, and punching products; computer accessories and others used in schools, homes, and businesses. It offers its products primarily under the AT-A-GLANCE, Five Star, GBC, Hilroy, Kensington, Quartet, Leitz, NOBO, Rapid, Rexel, Tilibra, and Wilson Jones brands. The company markets and sells its products through various channels, including mass retailers; e-tailers; discount, and variety chains; and warehouse clubs.
Executives
Paul P Daniel officer: SVP and CIO C/O ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION, FOUR CORPORATE DRIVE, LAKE ZURICH IL 60047
Joseph B Burton director 345 ENCINAL STREET, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060
Deborah A Oconnor officer: EVP and CFO C/O ACCO BRANDS CORP, FOUR CORPORATE DRIVE, LAKE ZURICH IL 60047
Gregory J. Mccormack officer: Sr. Vice Pres, Global Products FOUR CORPORATE DRIVE, LAKE ZURICH IL 60047
Roxanne M Bernstein officer: EVP & Pres, ACCO Brands N.A. C/O ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION, FOUR CORPORATE DRIVE, LAKE ZURICH IL 60047
Boris Elisman director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO C/O ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION, FOUR CORPORATE DRIVE, LAKE ZURICH IL 60047
Gina Boswell director MANPOWERGROUP INC., 100 MANPOWER PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI 53212
Angela Y Jones officer: SVP, Global Chief People Offic 9900 W. 109 STREET, SUITE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Thomas W Tedford officer: Exec VP & Pres US Office & Con C/O ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION, FOUR CORPORATE DRIVE, LAKE ZURICH IL 60047
Neal V Fenwick officer: Executive VP and CFO FOUR CORPORATE DRIVE, LAKE ZURICH IL 60047
Pamela R Schneider officer: Sr VP, General Counsel & Sec C/O ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION, FOUR CORPORATE DRIVE, LAKE ZURICH IL 60047
Patrick Buchenroth officer: ExecVP, Pres ACCO Brands Intl C/O ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION, FOUR CORPORATE DRIVE, LAKE ZURICH IL 60047
Ralph Paul Hargrow officer: Sr VP & Chief People Officer C/O ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION, FOUR CORPORATE DRIVE, LAKE ZURICH IL 60047
Ronald M. Lombardi director 660 WHITE PLAINS RD., TARRYTOWN NY 10591
James Dudek officer: SVP, Corp Controller and CAO C/O RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD, PO BOX 393, 40W267 KESLINGER ROAD, LAFOX IL 60147