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General Motors Co (General Motors Co) Interest Coverage : 4.14 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is General Motors Co 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. General Motors Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $918 Mil. General Motors Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-222 Mil. General Motors Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.14. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for General Motors Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

GM' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.09   Med: 10.01   Max: 15.43
Current: 10.21


GM's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
57.71% of 1031 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 7.72 vs GM: 10.21

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


General Motors Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for General Motors Co'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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General Motors Co Interest Coverage Chart

General Motors Co 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 7.01 6.04 9.81 10.45 10.21

General Motors Co 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 9.74 11.02 12.34 13.15 4.14

Competitive Comparison of General Motors Co's Interest Coverage

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, General Motors Co'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.


General Motors Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, General Motors Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where General Motors Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



General Motors Co 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.

General Motors Co'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, General Motors Co's Interest Expense was $-911 Mil. Its Operating Income was $9,298 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $83,680 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*9298/-911
=10.21

General Motors Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, General Motors Co's Interest Expense was $-222 Mil. Its Operating Income was $918 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $83,680 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*918/-222
=4.14

* 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.


General Motors Co  (NYSE:GM) 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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General Motors Co (General Motors Co) Business Description

Address
300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI, USA, 48265-3000
General Motors Co. emerged from the bankruptcy of General Motors Corp. (old GM) in July 2009. GM has eight brands and operates under four segments: GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial. The United States now has four brands instead of eight under old GM. The company regained its U.S. market share leader crown in 2022, after losing it to Toyota due to the chip shortage in 2021, with share up 170 basis points to 16.4%, a full percentage point ahead of Toyota. GM's Cruise autonomous vehicle arm has previously done driverless geofenced AV robotaxi services in San Francisco and other cities but stopped in late 2023 after an accident. GM owns over 80% of Cruise. GM Financial became the company's captive finance arm in October 2010 via the purchase of AmeriCredit.
Executives
Mark L Reuss officer: Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C25-A36, DETROIT MI 48265-3000
Jan E Tighe director C/O GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC, 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Rory Harvey officer: Executive Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Michael Robert Abbott officer: Executive Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Paul A Jacobson officer: Executive Vice President & CFO 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Gerald Johnson officer: Executive Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C23-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Stephen K. Carlisle officer: Executive Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Jon Mcneill director 45500 FREMONT BLVD, FREMONT CA 94538
Joanne C. Crevoiserat director 6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Wesley G Bush director 333 MAPLE AVENUE EAST, #3080, VIENNA VA 22180
Julian G. Blissett officer: Executive Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Patricia F Russo director 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Douglas L Parks officer: Executive Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C23-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Craig B. Glidden officer: Executive Vice President & GC 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER., M/C: 482-C25-A36, DETROIT MI 48265-3000
Christopher Hatto officer: VP, Controller & CAO 27175 HAGGERTY ROAD, NOVI MI 49377