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CNO Financial Group (CNO Financial Group) Interest Coverage : 1.72 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is CNO Financial Group 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 EBIT by its Interest Expense. CNO Financial Group's EBIT for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $110 Mil. CNO Financial Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-64 Mil. CNO Financial Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.72. 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. CNO Financial Group Inc interest coverage is 2.5, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for CNO Financial Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

CNO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.5   Med: 4.16   Max: 8.68
Current: 2.5


CNO's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
86.02% of 322 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.355 vs CNO: 2.50

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


CNO Financial Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for CNO Financial Group'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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CNO Financial Group Interest Coverage Chart

CNO Financial Group 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 2.80 4.16 8.68 6.96 2.50

CNO Financial Group 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 2.01 0.98 2.67 4.44 1.72

Competitive Comparison of CNO Financial Group's Interest Coverage

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, CNO Financial Group'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.


CNO Financial Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, CNO Financial Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CNO Financial Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



CNO Financial Group 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 EBIT is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and EBIT 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.

CNO Financial Group'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, CNO Financial Group's Interest Expense was $-239 Mil. Its EBIT was $595 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,151 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*595.4/-238.6
=2.50

CNO Financial Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, CNO Financial Group's Interest Expense was $-64 Mil. Its EBIT was $110 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,151 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*109.8/-63.7
=1.72

* 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.


CNO Financial Group  (NYSE:CNO) 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 .


CNO Financial Group Interest Coverage Related Terms

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CNO Financial Group (CNO Financial Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
11825 N. Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN, USA, 46032
CNO Financial Group Inc is a holding company for a group of insurance companies that offers middle-income American consumers insurance and securities products through exclusive agents, independent producers, and direct marketing. Consumers are served through the phone, online, mail, face-to-face with agents, or sales channels. The company's operating segments include annuity, health, and life insurance product lines as well as the investment and fee revenue segments. Maximum revenue is generated from the health product line segment. Annuity premiums account for the majority of the total premiums collected. Annuity products include fixed index annuities, traditional fixed-rate annuities, and single-premium immediate annuity products.
Executives
Jeanne L. Linnenbringer officer: EVP and COO 11825 N. PENNSYLVANIA ST., CARMEL IN 46032
Tarasi Rocco F Iii officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC, 13000 NORTH MERIDIAN STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
John R Kline officer: SVP & CAO 11825 N. PENNSYLVANIA STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
Yvonne K Franzese officer: EVP and Chief HR Officer 200 LAKE STREET EAST, WAYZATA MN 55391
Karen Detoro officer: Chief Actuary and CRO C/O CNO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., 11825 NORTH PENNSYLVANIA STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
Scott L. Goldberg officer: President, Consumer Division 11825 N. PENNSYLVANIA STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
Gary C Bhojwani director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Steven E Shebik director 2775 SANDERS ROAD, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Brown Archie M Jr director 255 E FIFTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Adrianne Lee director 799 WEST COLISEUM WAY, MIDVALE UT 84047
Matthew J. Zimpfer officer: EVP and General Counsel 11825 N. PENNSYLVANIA STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
Michael E. Mead officer: EVP and CIO 11825 N. PENNSYLVANIA ST., CARMEL IN 46032
Frederick James Sievert director 260 SOUTH LAKE DRIVE, STAMFORD CT 06903
Chetlur S Ragavan director 230 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10169
Dan Maurer director C/O ZAGG INC., 3855 SOUTH 500 WEST, SUITE N, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84115