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Anixter International (Anixter International) Interest Coverage : 4.25 (As of Mar. 2020)


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What is Anixter International 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. Anixter International's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2020 was $71 Mil. Anixter International's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2020 was $-17 Mil. Anixter International's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was 4.25. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


AXE's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Industrial Distribution industry.
Industry Median: 8.625
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Anixter International Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Anixter International'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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Anixter International Interest Coverage Chart

Anixter International Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.20 3.75 4.19 4.06 4.77

Anixter International Quarterly Data
Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20
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 3.66 5.45 5.50 4.54 4.25

Competitive Comparison of Anixter International's Interest Coverage

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Anixter International'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.


Anixter International's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Anixter International's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Anixter International's Interest Coverage falls into.



Anixter International 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.

Anixter International's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019, Anixter International's Interest Expense was $-77 Mil. Its Operating Income was $368 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,279 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2019 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2019 )
=-1*367.5/-77.1
=4.77

Anixter International's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2020, Anixter International's Interest Expense was $-17 Mil. Its Operating Income was $71 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,526 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2020 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2020 )
=-1*71.4/-16.8
=4.25

* 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.


Anixter International  (NYSE:AXE) 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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Anixter International (Anixter International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
2301 Patriot Boulevard, Glenview, IL, USA, 60026
Anixter International is a leading distributor of network, security, electrical, and utility power products and services. The company has a global footprint with 316 warehouse or branch locations across 50 countries and offers 130,000 customers access to nearly 600,000 products, as well as value-added supply chain and technical services. Anixter operates three distinct businesses: network and security solutions, electrical and electronics solutions, and utility power solutions. We expect Anixter will merge with Wesco International in 2020.
Executives
Melvyn N Klein director 615 UPPER BROADWAY, STE 1940, CORPUS CHRISTI TX 78477
William Clayton Geary officer: EVP-NSS C/O ANIXTER INC., 2301 PATRIOT BLVD., GLENVIEW IL 60026
Robert J. Eck director ANIXTER INC., 2301 PATRIOT BLVD., GLENVIEW IL 60026
F Philip Handy director C/O WINTER PARK CAPITAL COMPANY, 222 S PENNSYLVANIA AVE STE 200, WINTER PARK FL 32789
Scott R Peppet director 1820 DEER VALLEY ROAD, BOULDER CO 80305
Charles M Swoboda director C/O CREE, INC., 4600 SILICON DRIVE, DURHAM NC 27703
William S Simon director 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Valarie L Sheppard director 1 PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAZA, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Samuel Zell director TWO N RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 600, CHICAGO IL 60606
Frederic F Brace director 707 W. SMUGGLER ST, ASPEN CO 81611
Linda Bynoe director 980 N. MICHIGAN AVE, SUITE 1400, CHICAGO IL 60611
George Munoz director C/O MARRIOTT INTERNATONAL INC, 10400 FERNWOOD ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20817
Ilaria Mocciaro officer: SVP-Controller, CAO 2301 PATRIOT BLVD, GLENVIEW IL 60026
Ted A Dosch officer: Executive VP-Finance & CFO C/O ANIXTER INC., 2301 S. PATRIOT BLVD., GLENVIEW IL 60026
Chai Trust Co Llc other: Member of 10% Owner Group TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 600, CHICAGO IL 60606

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