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Polaris (Polaris) Interest Coverage

: 4.35 (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. Polaris's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $143 Mil. Polaris's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-33 Mil. Polaris's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.35. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

PII' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.61   Med: 11.21   Max: 63.59
Current: 5.61


PII's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
57.81% of 1031 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 7.57 vs PII: 5.61

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


Polaris Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Polaris'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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Polaris Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.23 8.87 16.11 11.22 5.61

Polaris 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 10.32 5.69 6.24 6.19 4.35

Competitive Comparison

For the Recreational Vehicles subindustry, Polaris'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.


Polaris Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Polaris's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Polaris 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.

Polaris'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, Polaris's Interest Expense was $-125 Mil. Its Operating Income was $701 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,970 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*700.9/-125
=5.61

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Polaris's Interest Expense was $-33 Mil. Its Operating Income was $143 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,970 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*142.7/-32.8
=4.35

* 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.


Polaris  (NYSE:PII) 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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Polaris (Polaris) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2100 Highway 55, Medina, MN, USA, 55340
Polaris designs and manufactures off-road vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles and side-by-side vehicles for recreational and utility purposes, snowmobiles, and on-road vehicles, including motorcycles, along with the related replacement parts, garments, and accessories. The firm entered the marine market after acquiring Boat Holdings in 2018, offering exposure to new segments of the outdoor lifestyle market. Polaris products retailed through more than 2,500 dealers in North America and through 1,500 international dealers as well as more than 25 subsidiaries and 90 distributors in more than 100 countries outside North America at the end of 2022.
Executives
Robert Paul Mack officer: CFO, EVP-Corp Dev Pres-GAM 2100 HIGHWAY 55, MEDINA MN 55340
Kevin M Farr director MATTEL, INC., 333 CONTINENTAL BLVD, M1-1518, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Stephen L. Eastman officer: President - PG&A 2100 HIGHWAY 55, MEDINA MN 55340
Michael T Speetzen officer: CEO XYLEM INC., 1133 WESTCHESTER AVENUE, SUITE N200, WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
Michael D. Dougherty officer: President-Motorcycles & Int'l 2100 HIGHWAY 55, MEDINA MN 55340
Dougherty Lucy Clark officer: SVP-Gen Counsel & Secretary 2100 HIGHWAY 55, MEDINA MN 55340
James P Williams officer: SVP-CHRO 600 TRAVIS, SUITE 5800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Benjamin D Duke officer: President-Marine 2100 HIGHWAY 55, MEDINA MN 55340
Kenneth Pucel officer: EVP, Global Ops & CTO 300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY, MARLBOROUGH MA 01752-1234
Steven Menneto officer: President-ORV 2100 HIGHWAY 55, MEDINA MN 55340
Jacob Vogel officer: President-Boats 2100 HIGHWAY 55, MEDINA MN 55340
Darryl R. Jackson director 2100 HIGHWAY 55, MEDINA MN 55340
Scott W. Wine officer: Chief Executive Officer 2100 HIGHWAY 55, MEDINA MN 55340
Christopher Musso officer: President-ORV 2100 HIGHWAY 55, MEDINA MN 55340
Annette K Clayton director 11384 BAYBERRY DRIVE, ROMEO MI 48065