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Trimble (Trimble) Interest Coverage

: 2.44 (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. Trimble's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $116 Mil. Trimble's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-48 Mil. Trimble's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.44. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TRMB' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.07   Med: 6.95   Max: 14.04
Current: 3.07


TRMB's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
80.85% of 1598 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 12.69 vs TRMB: 3.07

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


Trimble Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Trimble'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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Trimble 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 4.89 5.74 8.74 7.61 3.07

Trimble 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 4.40 7.29 2.17 2.84 2.44

Competitive Comparison

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Trimble'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.


Trimble Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Trimble's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Trimble 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.

Trimble'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, Trimble's Interest Expense was $-161 Mil. Its Operating Income was $494 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,658 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*494.4/-161
=3.07

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Trimble's Interest Expense was $-48 Mil. Its Operating Income was $116 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,658 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*116.4/-47.8
=2.44

* 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.


Trimble  (NAS:TRMB) 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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Trimble (Trimble) Business Description

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Address
10368 Westmoor Dr, Westminister, CO, USA, 80021
Trimble Inc provides location-based solutions that are used in global positioning system (GPS), laser, optical and inertial technologies. Its products portfolio includes 3D laser scanning, flow and application control systems, monitoring systems, water management, and navigation infrastructure. It also manufactures laser and optics-based products, and GPS products. The company serves various industries which include agriculture, architecture, civil engineering, survey and land administration, construction, geospatial among others. The company operates in four reportable segments namely, Buildings and Infrastructure, Geospatial, Resources and Utilities, and Transportation. It derives most of its revenues from the US and Europe with the rest coming from the Asia Pacific and other markets.
Executives
Robert G Painter officer: CFO C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Peter Large officer: Senior Vice President 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Darryl R Matthews officer: SVP & Sector Head C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Mark S Peek director 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Kaigham Gabriel director C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWART DR, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Ronald Bisio officer: Sr. Vice President C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWARD DR., SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Jennifer Allison officer: Corporate VP, General Counsel 10368 WESTMOOR DRIVE, WESTMINSTER CO 80021
James Calvin Dalton director 2065 COURTHOUSE ROAD, STAFFORD VA 22554
Jennifer Lin officer: Chief Platform Officer 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
James A Kirkland officer: Vice President C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
James Joel Langley officer: Sr. Vice President 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Thomas W Sweet director ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682
Sandra Macquillan director P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261-9100
Bryn Fosburgh officer: VP, Geomatics & Engineering C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Steven W Berglund officer: President & CEO C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085

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