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Zimmer Biomet Holdings (LTS:0QQD) Interest Coverage : 8.37 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Zimmer Biomet 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. Zimmer Biomet Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF364 Mil. Zimmer Biomet Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF-43 Mil. Zimmer Biomet Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.37. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LTS:0QQD' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.25   Med: 4.58   Max: 18.51
Current: 7.21


LTS:0QQD's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
71.76% of 425 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 19.77 vs LTS:0QQD: 7.21

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


Zimmer Biomet Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zimmer Biomet 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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Zimmer Biomet Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Zimmer Biomet Holdings 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 5.60 3.32 4.82 7.23 7.21

Zimmer Biomet Holdings 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 7.67 7.69 7.02 5.84 8.37

Competitive Comparison of Zimmer Biomet Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Zimmer Biomet 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.


Zimmer Biomet Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Zimmer Biomet Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Zimmer Biomet Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



Zimmer Biomet 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.

Zimmer Biomet Holdings'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, Zimmer Biomet Holdings's Interest Expense was CHF-174 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF1,255 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF4,335 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1255.084/-173.998
=7.21

Zimmer Biomet Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Zimmer Biomet Holdings's Interest Expense was CHF-43 Mil. Its Operating Income was CHF364 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF4,335 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*363.908/-43.499
=8.37

* 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.


Zimmer Biomet Holdings  (LTS:0QQD) 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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Zimmer Biomet Holdings (LTS:0QQD) Business Description

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Address
345 East Main Street, Warsaw, IN, USA, 46580
Zimmer Biomet designs, manufactures, and markets orthopedic reconstructive implants, as well as supplies and surgical equipment for orthopedic surgery. With the acquisitions of Centerpulse in 2003 and Biomet in 2015, Zimmer holds the leading share of the reconstructive market in the United States, Europe, and Japan. Roughly two thirds of total revenue is derived from sales of large joints, another quarter comes from extremities, trauma, sports medicine, and related surgical products. The firm spun out its dental and spine businesses in 2022.

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