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Energizer Holdings (Energizer Holdings) Interest Coverage

: 1.69 (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. Energizer Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $69 Mil. Energizer Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-41 Mil. Energizer Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.69. 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. Energizer Holdings Inc interest coverage is 2.19, which is low.

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

ENR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.26   Med: 2.58   Max: 5.92
Current: 2.19


ENR's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
87.84% of 2303 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.48 vs ENR: 2.19

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


Energizer Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Energizer Holdings'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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Energizer Holdings Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.26 1.84 2.59 2.56 2.36

Energizer Holdings 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 2.34 2.24 2.09 2.75 1.69

Competitive Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Energizer Holdings'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.


Energizer Holdings Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Energizer Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Energizer Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



Energizer Holdings 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.

Energizer Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Energizer Holdings's Interest Expense was $-169 Mil. Its Operating Income was $397 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,417 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*397.3/-168.7
=2.36

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Energizer Holdings's Interest Expense was $-41 Mil. Its Operating Income was $69 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,385 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*68.6/-40.7
=1.69

* 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.


Energizer Holdings  (NYSE:ENR) 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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Energizer Holdings (Energizer Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
533 Maryville University Drive, Saint Louis, MO, USA, 63141
Energizer Holdings Inc makes and distributes household batteries, specialty batteries, and lighting products. Energizer offers batteries using lithium, alkaline, carbon-zinc, nickel-metal hydride, zinc-air, and silver oxide technologies. These products are sold under the Energizer, Rayovac, Varta and Eveready brands at performance and premium price segments. It also offers auto care products in the appearance, fragrance, performance, and air conditioning recharge product categories. The company operates in two geographical segments: Americas and International, of which the majority of its revenue is derived from the Americas segment.
Executives
Robin Vauth officer: EVP, International 533 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY DRIVE, ST. LOUIS MO 63141
Mark Stephen Lavigne officer: EXECUTIVE VP, COO 533 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY DRIVE, ST. LOUIS MO 63141
Bill G Armstrong director P O BOX 618, SAINT LOUIS MO 63101
Michael A Lampman officer: EVP, NA & Global Bus. Units 533 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY DRIVE, SAINT LOUIS MO 63141
Sara B. Hampton officer: VP, Cont. & Chief Acct. Off. 533 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY DR., SAINT LOUIS MO 63141
Timothy W Gorman officer: VP, Controller & PAO 1475 E. WOODFIELD ROAD, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173
Donal L Mulligan director ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426
Robert V Vitale director C/O POST HOLDINGS, INC., 2503 SOUTH HANLEY ROAD, ST. LOUIS MO 63144
John J Drabik officer: SVP, Corporate Controller 533 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY DRIVE, SAINT LOUIS MO 63141
Rebecca Frankiewicz director 100 MANPOWER PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI 53212
Carlos Abrams-rivera director THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, 200 E. RANDOLPH STREET SUITE 7600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Hannah K Kim officer: CLO & Corp. Secretary 533 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY DRIVE, SAINT LOUIS MO 63141
John Eddy Klein director ONE PINE VALLEY DRIVE, ST. LOUIS MO 63124
Emily K Boss officer: VP, General Counsel ENERGIZER, 533 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY DRIVE, SAINT LOUIS MO 63141
Susan K Drath officer: VP, Chief HR Officer 533 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY DRIVE, SAINT LOUIS MO 63141