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National Healthcare (National Healthcare) Interest Coverage : 360.29 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is National Healthcare 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. National Healthcare's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $20 Mil. National Healthcare's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0 Mil. National Healthcare's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 360.29. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. National Healthcare Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

NHC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.07   Med: 29.58   Max: 177.34
Current: 177.34


NHC's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
87.16% of 405 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 8.92 vs NHC: 177.34

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


National Healthcare Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Healthcare'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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National Healthcare Interest Coverage Chart

National Healthcare Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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National Healthcare Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of National Healthcare's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, National Healthcare'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.


National Healthcare's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, National Healthcare's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where National Healthcare's Interest Coverage falls into.



National Healthcare 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.

National Healthcare'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, National Healthcare's Interest Expense was $-0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $57 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $63 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*57.458/-0.324
=177.34

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, National Healthcare's Interest Expense was $-0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $20 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $63 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*20.176/-0.056
=360.29

* 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.


National Healthcare  (AMEX:NHC) 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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National Healthcare (National Healthcare) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
100 East Vine Street, Murfreesboro, TN, USA, 37130
National Healthcare Corp Provides long-term care facilities. Its principal business includes the operation of skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, and home care programs. The company's activities include providing sub-acute and post-acute skilled nursing care, intermediate nursing care, rehabilitative care, memory and Alzheimer's care, senior living services, and home health care services. In addition, the company also provides management services, accounting, and financial services, as well as insurance services to third-party operators of healthcare facilities. Its reportable segments include Inpatient services, and Home care hospice services. Generating, a majority of its revenue from Inpatient services.
Executives
Emil E Hassan director
Robert G Adams director, officer: Sr. Vice President & COO P.O. BOX 1398, MURFREESBORO TN 37133-1398
James Paul Abernathy director 2102 GREENLAND DRIVE, MURFREESBORO TN 37130
W Andrew Adams director, officer: CEO P.O. BOX 1398, MURFREESBORO TN 37133-1398
Laroche Richard F Jr director P.O. BOX 1398, MURFREESBORO TN 37133-1398
Burgess Ernest G Iii director P.O. BOX 1398, MURFREESBORO TN 37133-1398
Sandra Y. Trail director 100 VINE STREET, MURFREESBORO TN 37130
Robert Michael Ussery officer: Senior V.P., Operations 100 VINE STREET, SUITE 1400, P. O. BOX 1398, MURFREESBORO TN 37130
Vicki L Dodson officer: Sr.VP Patient Srvcs & CNO 100 VINE STREET, MURFREESBORO TN 37130
Josh A Mccreary officer: Senior VP & General Counsel 100 VINE STREET, MURFREESBORO TN 37130
John K Lines officer: Senior V.P. & General Counsel 601 S. HARBOUR ISLAND BLVD., SUITE 220, TAMPA FL 33602
Jeffrey Russell Smith officer: SVP & Treasurer 100 VINE ST., MURFREESBORO TN 37130
Mcintosh Leroy E. Jr. officer: SVP, Ancillary Services 100 VINE STREET, MURFREESBORO TN 37130
Julia W Powell officer: Sr. V.P., Patient Services 3712 LASCASSAS PIKE, MURFREESBORO TN 37130
Flatt Ben Anderson Sr officer: Senior VP & CIO 100 VINE STREET, MURFREESBORO TN 37130