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R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co (R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co) Interest Coverage : 1.66 (As of Dec. 2021)


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What is R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co 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. R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2021 was $51 Mil. R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2021 was $-31 Mil. R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was 1.66. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


RRD's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 13.39
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co'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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R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co Interest Coverage Chart

R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.45 1.28 1.45 1.52 1.52

R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co Quarterly Data
Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21
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 2.49 1.01 1.33 2.62 1.66

Competitive Comparison of R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co'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.


R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co 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.

R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021, R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Interest Expense was $-129 Mil. Its Operating Income was $197 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,616 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2021 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2021 )
=-1*196.8/-129.1
=1.52

R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2021, R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co's Interest Expense was $-31 Mil. Its Operating Income was $51 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,616 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2021 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2021 )
=-1*50.9/-30.7
=1.66

* 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.


R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co  (NYSE:RRD) 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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R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co (R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
35 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, USA, 60601
R.R.Donnelley & Sons Co provides integrated communication strategies by helping organizations communicate more effectively by working to create, manage and produce the content on behalf of its customers. It assists its customers in developing and executing multichannel communication strategies. The company carries its operations in the United States, Europe, Asia and other countries. The maximum earnings come from the U.S.A.
Executives
Chatham Asset Management, Llc 10 percent owner 26 MAIN STREET, SUITE 204, CHATHAM NJ 07928
David Miles Houck officer: EVP, Chief Information Officer 35 WEST WACKER DR. CHICAGO IL 60606
Dupont Albert officer: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer 35 WEST WACKER DR. CHICAGO IL 60606
Ray James R Jr director COMMERCIAL VEHICLE GROUP, INC., 7800 WALTON PARKWAY, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Kenneth E O'brien officer: EVP and CIO C/O RR DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY 35 W. WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60601
Sheila M Rutt officer: EVP and CHRO 5995 MAYFAIR ROAD, NORTH CANTON OH 44720
Terry D Peterson officer: See Remarks 3680 VICTORIA STREET N., SHOREVIEW MN 55128
Douglas D Ryan officer: President-Marketing Solutions C/O RR DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY 35 W. WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60601
J. Glynn Perry officer: EVP, Operations C/O RR DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY 35 W. WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60601
Timothy R Mclevish director 2440 BEAR HOLLOW DRIVE, PARK CITY UT 84098
Irene M Esteves director C/O TIME WARNER CABLE INC., 60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10023
Michael J Sharp officer: SVP - Chief Accounting Officer 1100 N WOOD DALE ROAD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Daniel L. Knotts director, officer: CEO and President C/O RR DONNELLEY 111 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60606
John P Pecaric officer: See Remarks C/O RR DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY 35 W. WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60601
Jamie Moldafsky director C/O WELLS FARGO 420 MONTGOMERY ST., 12TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104

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