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Steelcase (Steelcase) Interest Coverage

: 4.44 (As of Feb. 2024)
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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. Steelcase's Operating Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $28 Mil. Steelcase's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $-6 Mil. Steelcase's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 4.44. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SCS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.75   Med: 6.79   Max: 11.46
Current: 5.22


SCS's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
71.36% of 2301 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.49 vs SCS: 5.22

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


Steelcase Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Steelcase'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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Steelcase Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.41 2.90 0.75 2.86 5.22

Steelcase Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 4.35 2.12 7.20 7.16 4.44

Competitive Comparison

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Steelcase'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.


Steelcase Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Steelcase 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.

Steelcase's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024, Steelcase's Interest Expense was $-26 Mil. Its Operating Income was $135 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $585 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Feb. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Feb. 2024 )
=-1*135.3/-25.9
=5.22

Steelcase's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Feb. 2024, Steelcase's Interest Expense was $-6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $28 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $585 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=-1*28/-6.3
=4.44

* 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.


Steelcase  (NYSE:SCS) 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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Steelcase (Steelcase) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
901 44th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, 49508
Steelcase Inc is a furniture company primarily based in the United States and has operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Steelcase markets its products primarily through a network of independent and company-owned dealers. The company operates through the Americas segment, the EMEA segment and the Other category. The Americas segment offers architecture, furniture and technology products is marketed to corporate, government, healthcare, education and retail customers, EMEA segment provides furniture systems, storage and seating solutions. Majority of revenue is generated from Americas segment.
Executives
Nicole Cherie Mcgrath officer: VP, Corp Controller and CAO 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Robert G Krestakos officer: VP, Global Operations 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
David C Sylvester officer: Senior Vice President, CFO 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Lizbeth S O'shaughnessy officer: Senior VP, CLO and Secretary 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Wege Peter M Ii director 901 44TH ST SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Sanjay Gupta director 2775 SANDERS ROAD, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Sara E Armbruster officer: VP, WS Futures & Corp Strategy 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Jennifer C Niemann director 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Steven Douglas Miller officer: VP, Chief Technology Officer 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Guillaume M Alvarez officer: Senior VP, EMEA 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Kate P Wolters director 901 44TH ST, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Robin L Zondervan officer: Corporate Controller and CAO 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Eddy F Schmitt officer: Senior VP, Americas 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Linda K Williams director 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Donna K Flynn officer: VP, Global Talent Management 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508