BDX (Becton Dickinson) Interest Coverage : 5.12 (As of Sep. 2024)

Becton Dickinson Interest Coverage Chart

Becton Dickinson Annual Data
	Trend	Sep15	Sep16	Sep17	Sep18	Sep19	Sep20	Sep21	Sep22	Sep23	Sep24
Interest Coverage		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					2.29	5.18	6.22	5.36	5.41

Becton Dickinson Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24
Interest Coverage	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															4.29	4.62	6.68	5.21	5.12

Competitive Comparison of Becton Dickinson's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Becton Dickinson'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.

Becton Dickinson's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Becton Dickinson's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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

Becton Dickinson 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

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

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

Becton Dickinson's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024, Becton Dickinson's Interest Expense was $-528 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2,856 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $17,940 Mil.

Becton Dickinson's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Becton Dickinson's Interest Expense was $-155 Mil. Its Operating Income was $793 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $17,940 Mil.

* 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.

Becton Dickinson  (NYSE:BDX) 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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