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Varian Medical Systems (FRA:VNM) Interest Coverage : 96.04 (As of Dec. 2020)


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What is Varian Medical Systems 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. Varian Medical Systems's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2020 was €103 Mil. Varian Medical Systems's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2020 was €-1 Mil. Varian Medical Systems's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 was 96.04. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


FRA:VNM's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 18.745
* 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.


Varian Medical Systems Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Varian Medical Systems'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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Varian Medical Systems Interest Coverage Chart

Varian Medical Systems Annual Data
Trend Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 37.25 32.81 72.97 56.78 30.34

Varian Medical Systems Quarterly Data
Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20
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 26.11 21.14 30.42 58.57 96.04

Competitive Comparison of Varian Medical Systems's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Varian Medical Systems'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.


Varian Medical Systems's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Varian Medical Systems's Interest Coverage falls into.



Varian Medical Systems 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.

Varian Medical Systems's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2020, Varian Medical Systems's Interest Expense was €-12 Mil. Its Operating Income was €361 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €86 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2020 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2020 )
=-1*360.655/-11.886
=30.34

Varian Medical Systems's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2020, Varian Medical Systems's Interest Expense was €-1 Mil. Its Operating Income was €103 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €84 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2020 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2020 )
=-1*102.668/-1.069
=96.04

* 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.


Varian Medical Systems  (FRA:VNM) 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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Varian Medical Systems (FRA:VNM) Business Description

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Address
3100 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304-1038
Varian Medical Systems designs, manufactures, and sells radiation technology for use in two business segments: oncology systems and proton therapy. The Americas account for the largest portion of revenue (47%), followed by Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (33%) and Asia-Pacific (19%).

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