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The Mosaic Co (The Mosaic Co) Interest Coverage

: 5.44 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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 Operating Income by its Interest Expense. The Mosaic Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $279 Mil. The Mosaic Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-51 Mil. The Mosaic Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.44. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

MOS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.7   Med: 5.69   Max: 28.35
Current: 7.08


MOS's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
52.78% of 180 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 7.59 vs MOS: 7.08

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


The Mosaic Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Mosaic 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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The Mosaic Co 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 1.70 1.93 13.52 28.35 7.08

The Mosaic 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 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 16.07 10.85 7.81 3.62 5.44

Competitive Comparison

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, The Mosaic 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.


The Mosaic Co Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, The Mosaic Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



The Mosaic 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.

The Mosaic 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, The Mosaic Co's Interest Expense was $-189 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,338 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,400 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1338.1/-189
=7.08

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, The Mosaic Co's Interest Expense was $-51 Mil. Its Operating Income was $279 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,400 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*278.5/-51.2
=5.44

* 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.


The Mosaic Co  (NYSE:MOS) 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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The Mosaic Co (The Mosaic Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
101 East Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 2500, Tampa, FL, USA, 33602
Formed in 2004 by the combination of IMC Global and Cargill's fertilizer business, Mosaic is one of the largest phosphate and potash producers in the world. The company's assets include phosphate rock mines in Florida, Brazil, and Peru and potash mines in Saskatchewan, New Mexico, and Brazil. Mosaic also runs a large fertilizer distribution operation in Brazil through its Mosiac Fertilizantes business, which the company acquired from Vale in 2018.
Executives
Philip Eugene Bauer officer: Sr. VP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec 101 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD, SUITE 2500, TAMPA FL 33602
Teixeira Joao Roberto Goncalves director 101 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD, SUITE 2500, TAMPA FL 33602
Russell A Flugel officer: Principal Accounting Officer C/O THE MOSAIC COMPANY, 101 EAST KENNEDY BLVD., SUITE 2500, TAMPA FL 33602
Denise C Johnson director C/O CATERPILLAR, INCORPORATED, 901 WEST WASHINGTON, CV41110, EAST PEORIA IL 61630
Gregory L Ebel director
Precourt Walter F. Iii officer: Senior VP - Potash Operations C/O THE MOSAIC COMPANY, 101 EAST KENNEDY BLVD., SUITE 2500, TAMPA FL 33602
Ricard Corrine D. officer: Senior VP - Human Resources C/O THE MOSAIC COMPANY, 101 EAST KENNEDY BLVD., SUITE 2500, TAMPA FL 33602
Mark J. Isaacson officer: VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. C/O THE MOSAIC COMPANY, 101 EAST KENNEDY BLVD., SUITE 2500, TAMPA FL 33602
James Calvin O'rourke officer: EVP - Operations C/O THE MOSAIC COMPANY, 101 EAST KENNEDY BLVD., SUITE 2500, TAMPA FL 33602
Yijun Wang officer: SVP-Global Strategic Marketing 101 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD, SUITE 2500, TAMPA FL 33602
S.a. Vale director PRAIA DE BOTAFOGO, 186, RIO DE JANEIRO D5 22250-145
Gretchen H Watkins director C/O THE MOSAIC COMPANY, 101 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD, SUITE 2500, TAMPA FL 33602
Benjamin James Pratt officer: SVP - Gov. & Public Affairs 101 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD, SUITE 2500, TAMPA FL 33602
Oscar Bernardes director 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810-5113
Luciano Siani Pires director C/O THE MOSAIC COMPANY, 101 EAST KENNEDY BLVD., SUITE 2500, TAMPA FL 33602

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