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Federal-Mogul Holdings (Federal-Mogul Holdings) Interest Coverage : 26.00 (As of Sep. 2016)


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What is Federal-Mogul Holdings 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. Federal-Mogul Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $52 Mil. Federal-Mogul Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $-2 Mil. Federal-Mogul Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 26.00. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Federal-Mogul Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


FDML's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Vehicles & Parts industry.
Industry Median: 7.72
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Federal-Mogul Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Federal-Mogul Holdings'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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Federal-Mogul Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Federal-Mogul Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.76 1.27 2.24 - 0.01

Federal-Mogul Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16
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 - - 22.33 16.25 26.00

Competitive Comparison of Federal-Mogul Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Federal-Mogul Holdings'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.


Federal-Mogul Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Federal-Mogul Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Federal-Mogul Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



Federal-Mogul Holdings 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.

Federal-Mogul Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015, Federal-Mogul Holdings's Interest Expense was $-138 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,914 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2015 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2015 )
=-1*1/-138
=0.01

Federal-Mogul Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2016, Federal-Mogul Holdings's Interest Expense was $-2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $52 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,937 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2016 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2016 )
=-1*52/-2
=26.00

* 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.


Federal-Mogul Holdings  (NAS:FDML) 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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Federal-Mogul Holdings (Federal-Mogul Holdings) Business Description

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Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp is supplier of technology and innovation in vehicle and industrial products for fuel economy, emissions reduction and safety systems. It supplies components, accessories and systems to the automotive, small engine, heavy-duty, marine, railroad, agricultural, off-road, aerospace and energy, industrial and transportation markets, including customers in both the original equipment manufacturers and services market and the replacement market. The Company operates in two segments, Powertrain and Motorparts. The Powertrain segment focuses on original equipment products for automotive, heavy duty and industrial applications. The Motorparts segment sells and distributes a broad portfolio of products in the aftermarket including more than 20 brands. It also serves original equipment manufacturers with products including braking, wipers, and a limited range of chassis. It has operations in markets including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States, and emerging markets including Argentina, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Korea, Mexico, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey and Venezuela. The Company's operations, consistent with those of the manufacturing sector in general, are subject to numerous existing and proposed laws and governmental regulations designed to protect the environment, particularly regarding plant wastes and emissions and solid waste disposal.
Executives
Carl C Icahn 10 percent owner C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH-1, SUNNY ISLES BEACH FL 33160
Rainer Jueckstock director, officer: See Remarks 27300 WEST 11 MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Michael Nevin director C/O ICAHN CAPITAL LP, 767 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 4700, NEW YORK NY 10153
John Patouhas officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer C/O FEDERAL-MOGUL HOLDINGS CORPORATION, 27300 WEST 11 MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Louis Pastor director C/O XEROX CORPORATION, 201 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Mather Courtney director C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Jerome Rouquet officer: VP, Controller & CAO 26555 NORTHWESTERN HIGHWAY, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Brett D Pynnonen officer: Sr VP, Genl Counsel & Secy 26555 NORTHWESTERN HIGHWAY, SOUTHFIELD MI 48033
Kevin P Freeland officer: See Remarks 5008 AIRPORT RD, ROANOKE VA 24012
Hunter Clark Gary director C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Michael T Broderick officer: CEO, Aftermarket Division 26555 NORTHWESTERN HIGHWAY, SOUTHFIELD MI 48033
Sunghwan Cho director C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Alan Haughie officer: Senior VP & CFO 860 RIDGE LAKE BLVD., MEMPHIS TN 38120
Jean Brunol officer: SVP, Business & Ope Strategy 26555 NORTHWESTERN HIGHWAY SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Ramzi Hermiz officer: SVP, Vehicle Safety & Pro. 880 STEEL DRIVE VALLEY CITY OH 44280

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