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Churchill Downs (Churchill Downs) Interest Coverage

: 1.55 (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. Churchill Downs's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $109 Mil. Churchill Downs's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-71 Mil. Churchill Downs's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.55. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Churchill Downs Inc interest coverage is 2.21, which is low.

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

CHDN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.98   Med: 3.43   Max: 4.97
Current: 2.21


CHDN's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
71.24% of 605 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 5.02 vs CHDN: 2.21

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


Churchill Downs Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Churchill Downs'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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Churchill Downs 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 3.12 0.98 3.63 2.73 2.21

Churchill Downs 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 1.46 1.85 3.84 1.68 1.55

Competitive Comparison

For the Gambling subindustry, Churchill Downs'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.


Churchill Downs Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Churchill Downs's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Churchill Downs's Interest Coverage falls into.



Churchill Downs 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.

Churchill Downs'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, Churchill Downs's Interest Expense was $-268 Mil. Its Operating Income was $593 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,768 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*593.4/-268.4
=2.21

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Churchill Downs's Interest Expense was $-71 Mil. Its Operating Income was $109 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,768 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*109.3/-70.6
=1.55

* 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.


Churchill Downs  (NAS:CHDN) 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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Churchill Downs (Churchill Downs) Business Description

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Address
600 North Hurstbourne Parkway, Suite 400, Louisville, KY, USA, 40222
Churchill Downs Inc is a gaming entertainment, online wagering, and racing company. It operates through three business segments: Live and Historical Racing, TwinSpires, and Gaming. The Live and Historical Racing segment includes live and historical pari-mutuel racing. The TwinSpires segment includes the revenue and expenses for online horse racing and the online and retail sports betting and iGaming wagering business. The company generates more than half of its revenue from the Gaming segment includes revenue from casino properties and associated racetrack or jai alai facilities which support the casino license as applicable.
Executives
Maureen Adams officer: SVP, Gaming Operations 600 N. HURSTBOURNE PARKWAY, SUITE 400, LOUISVLLE KY 40222
Bradley K. Blackwell officer: SVP, General Counsel 600 N. HURSTBOURNE PARKWAY, SUITE 400, LOUISVILLE KY 40222
Andrea M Carter director 600 N. HURSTBOURNE PARKWAY, SUITE 400, LOUISVILLE KY 40222
Karole Lloyd director 1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Paul C Varga director 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
R Alex Rankin director 700 CENTRAL AVENUE, LOUISVILLE KY 40208
Robert L Fealy director 700 CENTRAL AVE, LOUISVILLE KY 40208
Bridgeman Ulysses L Jr director 7 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Marcia A Dall officer: EVP, and Chief Financial Offic 600 N. HURSTBOURNE PARKWAY, SUITE 400, LOUISVILLE KY 40222
Austin W. Miller officer: SVP, Gaming Operations 600 N. HURSTBOURNE PARKWAY, SUITE 400, LOUISVILLE KY 40222
Douglas C Grissom director THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA STE 3800, CHICAGO IL 60602
William E Mudd officer: President and COO 700 CENTRAL AVENUE, LOUISVILLE KY 40208
Daniel P Harrington director 700 CENTRAL AVE, LOUISVILLE KY 40208
Richard L Duchossois director, 10 percent owner
Robert L Evans director, officer: President and CEO TENLANE FARM, 825 STEELE ROAD, VESAILLES KY 40383