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Genworth Financial (Genworth Financial) Interest Coverage

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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 EBIT by its Interest Expense. Genworth Financial's EBIT for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-187 Mil. Genworth Financial's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-30 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

GNW' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.96   Med: 3.26   Max: 13.88
Current: 2.92


GNW's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
83.69% of 325 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.19 vs GNW: 2.92

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


Genworth Financial Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Genworth Financial'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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Genworth Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.26 5.76 7.95 13.88 3.57

Genworth Financial Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.89 5.59 8.62 4.00 -

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Genworth Financial'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.


Genworth Financial Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Genworth Financial's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Genworth Financial's Interest Coverage falls into.



Genworth Financial 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 EBIT is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and EBIT 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.

Genworth Financial'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, Genworth Financial's Interest Expense was $-118 Mil. Its EBIT was $421 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,584 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*421/-118
=3.57

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Genworth Financial's Interest Expense was $-30 Mil. Its EBIT was $-187 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,584 Mil.

Genworth Financial did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Genworth Financial  (NYSE:GNW) 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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Genworth Financial (Genworth Financial) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
6620 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA, USA, 23230
Genworth Financial is a diversified insurance holding company that provides various mortgage and life insurance products. The company has three main operating business segments: Enact, U.S. Life Insurance, and Runoff. The company's product portfolio includes various financial products such as traditional life insurance, mortgage insurance, fixed annuities, and variable annuities. most of the revenue is generated by the company's U.S. life insurance segment that offers long-term care insurance, fixed annuity, and traditional life insurance products. The company earns most of its revenue in the United States.
Executives
Thomas J Mcinerney director, officer: President and CEO; Director 6620 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA 23230
Cristina E. Ahn officer: VP and Controller C/O GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC., 6620 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA 23230
Kelly A Saltzgaber officer: EVP & Chief Investment Officer C/O GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC., 6620 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA 23230
Rohit Gupta officer: EVP?U.S. Mortgage Insurance C/O GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC., 6620 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA 23230
Sheehan Daniel J Iv officer: SVP - Chief Investment Officer 6620 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA 23230
Andrea Lynn White officer: EVP-GR & Chief of Staff C/O GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC., 6620 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA 23230
Mark Blakeley Hodges officer: EVP and CRO C/O GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC., 6620 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA 23230
Elaine A Sarsynski director 312 FARMINGTON AVE, FARMINGTON CT 06032
Restrepo Robert P Jr director
Melissa Hagerman officer: EVP and Chief HR Officer C/O GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC., 6620 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA 23230
Gregory S. Karawan officer: EVP and General Counsel C/O GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC., 6620 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA 23230
Mills Howard D. Iii director C/O GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC., 6620 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA 23230
Jill R Goodman director 433 WEST VAN BUREN STREET, CHICAGO IL 60607
Ramsey D. Smith director C/O GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC., 6620 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA 23230
Karen Elizabeth Dyson director 21 RIVERSIDE DR., APT 601, COCOA FL 32922