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Watsco (Watsco) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Watsco 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. Watsco's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $121 Mil. Watsco's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

WSO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 55   Med: 112.75   Max: 611.68
Current: 156.23


WSO's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
88.46% of 130 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 8.625 vs WSO: 156.23

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


Watsco Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Watsco'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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Watsco Interest Coverage Chart

Watsco Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 88.45 314.58 611.68 373.63 156.23

Watsco Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 267.87 77.81 135.78 - N/A

Competitive Comparison of Watsco's Interest Coverage

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Watsco'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.


Watsco's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

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

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



Watsco 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.

Watsco'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, Watsco's Interest Expense was $-5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $769 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $305 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*768.633/-4.92
=156.23

Watsco's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Watsco's Interest Expense was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $121 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $291 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Watsco's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


Watsco  (NYSE:WSO) 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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Watsco (Watsco) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2665 South Bayshore Drive, Suite 901, Miami, FL, USA, 33133
Watsco is the largest heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration products distributor in North America. The company primarily operates in the United States (91% of 2022 revenue) with significant exposure in the Sunbelt states. Watsco also has operations in Canada (5% of sales) and Latin America and the Caribbean (4% of sales). The company's customer base consists of more than 120,000 dealers and contractors that serve the replacement and new construction HVACR markets for residential and light commercial applications.
Executives
Ana Lopez-blazquez director 2665 S. BAYSHORE DRIVE, SUITE 901, MIAMI FL 33133
Valerie Schimel director 2665 S. BAYSHORE DRIVE, SUITE 901, MIAMI FL 33133
John Alexander Macdonald director 2665 S. BAYSHORE DRIVE, SUITE 901, MIAMI FL 33133
Stephen F. Rush officer: EVP and COO 2665 S. BAYSHORE DRIVE, SUITE 901, MIAMI FL 33133
John Michael Custer director 2665 S. BAYSHORE DRIVE, SUITE 901, MIAMI FL 33133
Brian E. Keeley director 2665 S. BAYSHORE DRIVE, SUITE 901, MIAMI FL 33133
Steven Rubin director 2665 S. BAYSHORE DRIVE, SUITE 901, MIAMI FL 33133
Barry S Logan officer: Senior Vice President
Watsco Inc director 2665 SOUTH BAYSHORE DR, STE 901, COCONUT GROVE FL 33133
Jason Epstein director % COLUMBUS ACQUISITION CORP, 153 EAST 53RD STREET 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
United Technologies Corp /de/ 10 percent owner 1000 WILSON BLVD, ARLINGTON VA 22209
David C. Darnell director 100 NORTH TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Paul F Manley director C/O GENTA INC., TWO VANWAY, BERKELEY HEIGHTS NJ 07922
Bob L Moss director
Denise Dickins director 1867 TRAVIS CIRCLE, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33406