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DBD (Diebold Nixdorf) Interest Coverage : 1.69 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Diebold Nixdorf 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. Diebold Nixdorf's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $36 Mil. Diebold Nixdorf's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-22 Mil. Diebold Nixdorf's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.69. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

DBD' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06   Med: 0.72   Max: 2.37
Current: 1.18


DBD's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
94.38% of 1655 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 27.99 vs DBD: 1.18

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


Diebold Nixdorf Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Diebold Nixdorf'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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Diebold Nixdorf Interest Coverage Chart

Diebold Nixdorf Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.16 0.72 - N/A 1.18

Diebold Nixdorf Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 0.93 1.78 1.27 1.22 1.69

Competitive Comparison of Diebold Nixdorf's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, Diebold Nixdorf'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.


Diebold Nixdorf's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Diebold Nixdorf's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Diebold Nixdorf 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.

Diebold Nixdorf's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Diebold Nixdorf's Interest Expense was $-155 Mil. Its Operating Income was $183 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,004 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*182.8/-155.3
=1.18

Diebold Nixdorf's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Diebold Nixdorf's Interest Expense was $-22 Mil. Its Operating Income was $36 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,008 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*36.4/-21.5
=1.69

* 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.


Diebold Nixdorf  (NYSE:DBD) 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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Diebold Nixdorf Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
350 Orchard Avenue NE, North Canton, OH, USA, 44720-2556
Diebold Nixdorf Inc is engaged in providing software and hardware services for financial and retail industries. The customer segments of the company are Banking, which offers integrated solutions for financial institutions, and Retail, which offers solutions, software, and services that improve the checkout process for retailers. A majority of its revenue is generated from the Banking segment. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), followed by the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region.
Executives
Emanuel R Pearlman director 250 EAST 79TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10075
World Investors Capital 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH HOPE STREET, 55TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Octavio Marquez officer: President and CEO C/O DIEBOLD NIXDORF, INCORPORATED, 50 EXECUTIVE PKWY, HUDSON OH 44236
Millstreet Capital Management Llc 10 percent owner 545 BOYLSTON STREET, 8TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Marjorie L. Bowen director 225 6TH STREET, MANHATTAN BEACH CA 90266
Arthur F Anton director 29500 SOLON ROAD, SOLON OH 44139
Patrick J Byrne director 395 PAGE MILL ROAD, MS A3-18, PALO ALTO CA 94306
David H. Naemura director C/O GATES INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION PLC, 1144 FIFTEENTH STREET, SUITE 1400, DENVER CO 80202
Matthew J Espe director
Mark Gross director 11840 VALLEY VIEW RD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Brian D Connolly 10 percent owner 40 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Craig Kelleher 10 percent owner 545 BOYLSTON STREET 8TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Ilhami Cantadurucu officer: EVP - Global Retail C/O DIEBOLD NIXDORF, INCORPORATED, P.O. BOX 2520, HUDSON OH 44236
Elizabeth Christine Radigan officer: EVP - Chief People Officer C/O/ DIEBOLD NIXDORF, INCORPORATED, 50 EXECUTIVE PKWY, P.O. BOX 2520, HUDSON OH 44236
Jonathan Myers officer: EVP - Global Banking C/O DIEBOLD NIXDORF, INCORPORATED, 50 EXECUTIVE PKWY, HUDSON OH 44236