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Alstom (Alstom) Interest Coverage : 2.15 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Alstom 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. Alstom's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $202 Mil. Alstom's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-94 Mil. Alstom's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 2.15. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ALSMY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.44   Med: 3.78   Max: 8.86
Current: 2.46


ALSMY's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
74.94% of 818 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.605 vs ALSMY: 2.46

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


Alstom Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alstom'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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Alstom Interest Coverage Chart

Alstom Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.78 8.35 8.86 2.12 3.30

Alstom Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 0.65 3.75 4.15 2.92 2.15

Competitive Comparison of Alstom's Interest Coverage

For the Railroads subindustry, Alstom'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.


Alstom's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Alstom's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alstom 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.

Alstom's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Alstom's Interest Expense was $-94 Mil. Its Operating Income was $310 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,381 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*310.493/-94.218
=3.30

Alstom's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, Alstom's Interest Expense was $-94 Mil. Its Operating Income was $202 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,411 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*201.708/-93.917
=2.15

* 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.


Alstom  (OTCPK:ALSMY) 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 .


Alstom Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Alstom (Alstom) Business Description

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48, Rue Albert Dhalenne, Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, Paris, FRA, 93400
Alstom develops and markets systems, equipment, and services for the railway transport sector, including rolling stock, maintenance and modernization services, signaling, and infrastructure, which are offered separately, bundled, or as fully integrated solutions. The company is one of the key international players in the industry with a strong position in European markets.

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