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Huntington Ingalls Industries (Huntington Ingalls Industries) Interest Coverage : 12.00 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Huntington Ingalls Industries 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. Huntington Ingalls Industries's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $300 Mil. Huntington Ingalls Industries's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-25 Mil. Huntington Ingalls Industries's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 12.00. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Huntington Ingalls Industries's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HII' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.64   Med: 7.28   Max: 16.1
Current: 7.83


HII's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
54.21% of 214 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 6.915 vs HII: 7.83

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


Huntington Ingalls Industries Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Huntington Ingalls Industries'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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Huntington Ingalls Industries Interest Coverage Chart

Huntington Ingalls Industries 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 10.61 6.73 5.30 5.07 7.83

Huntington Ingalls Industries 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 4.52 5.38 6.33 7.41 12.00

Competitive Comparison of Huntington Ingalls Industries's Interest Coverage

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Huntington Ingalls Industries'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.


Huntington Ingalls Industries's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Huntington Ingalls Industries's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Huntington Ingalls Industries's Interest Coverage falls into.



Huntington Ingalls Industries 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.

Huntington Ingalls Industries'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, Huntington Ingalls Industries's Interest Expense was $-95 Mil. Its Operating Income was $744 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,442 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*744/-95
=7.83

Huntington Ingalls Industries's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Huntington Ingalls Industries's Interest Expense was $-25 Mil. Its Operating Income was $300 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,442 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*300/-25
=12.00

* 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.


Huntington Ingalls Industries  (NYSE:HII) 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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Huntington Ingalls Industries (Huntington Ingalls Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4101 Washington Avenue, Newport News, VA, USA, 23607
Huntington Ingalls Industries is the largest independent military shipbuilder in the U.S., spun off of Northrop Grumman in 2011. It operates three segments, two of which are historied shipyards: Ingalls produces non-nuclear-powered ships including amphibious landing ships and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers while Newport News produces nuclear-powered ships as the only producer of Gerald Ford-class aircraft carriers and a major subcontractor on Virginia and Columbia-class nuclear submarines. Huntington Ingalls shares production of destroyers and nuclear submarines with General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works and Electric Boat shipyards, respectively. The company's Mission Technologies segment produces uncrewed sea vessels and provides a range of IT and other services to U.S. government agencies.
Executives
Jennifer R. Boykin officer: Vice President, Engineering C/O HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC., 4101 WASHINGTON AVENUE, NEWPORT NEWS VA 23607
D R Wyatt officer: Corp VP & Treasurer C/O HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC., 4101 WASHINGTON AVENUE, NEWPORT NEWS VA 23607
Craig S. Faller director C/O HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC., 4101 WASHINGTON AVE., NEWPORT NEWS VA 23607
Chad N. Boudreaux officer: Ex VP & Chief Legal Officer C/O 4101 WASHINGTON AVENUE, BLDG 909-7, NEWPORT NEWS VA 23607
Nicolas G Schuck officer: Corp VP, Controller & CAO C/OHUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, 4101 WASHINGTON AVENUE, NEWPORT NEWS VA 23607
Christopher W. Soong officer: Ex VP & CIO C/O HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC., 4101 WASHINGTON AVE., NEWPORT NEWS VA 23607
Hughes Edmond E. Jr. officer: Ex VP & Chief HR Officer C/O HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC., 4101 WASHINGTON AVE. BLDG 909-7, NEWPORT NEWS VA 23607
Green Edgar A Iii officer: Ex VP, Pres. HII Technical Sol C/O HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC., 4101 WASHINGTON AVENUE, NEWPORT NEWS VA 23607
Anastasi D Kelly director 88317 WOODLEA MILL ROAD, MCLEAN VA 22102
Eric D. Chewning officer: Ex VP, Strategy & Development C/O HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC., 4101 WASHINGTON AVE., NEWPORT NEWS VA 23607
Leo P Denault director
Todd A. Borkey officer: Ex VP & Chief Technology Offic C/O HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC., 4101 WASHINGTON AVE., NEWPORT NEWS VA 23607
Paul C. Harris officer: Ex VP & Chief Sustainability C/O HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, 4101 WASHINGTON AVE BLDG 909-7, NEWPORT NEWS VA 23607
William R Ermatinger officer: Corp VP & Chief HR Officer C/O HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC., 4101 WASHINGTON AVENUE, NEWPORT NEWS VA 23607
Frank R Jimenez director GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC., 500 W. MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 606061