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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. Hornbeck Offshore Services's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2025 was $60.4 Mil. Hornbeck Offshore Services's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2025 was $-7.7 Mil.
Hornbeck Offshore Services's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was 7.88.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Hornbeck Offshore Services's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
HOS'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.39 Med: 3.48 Max: 6.53
Current: 6.53
HOS's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 5.67
vs HOS: 6.53
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 .
Hornbeck Offshore Services Interest Coverage Related Terms
Hornbeck Offshore Services Interest Coverage Historical 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.
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.
For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Hornbeck Offshore Services'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.
Hornbeck Offshore Services Interest Coverage vs Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Hornbeck Offshore Services's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Hornbeck Offshore Services's Interest Coverage falls into.
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:
* 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.
Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) has a Interest Coverage of 7.88 as of Sep. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Hornbeck Offshore Services and its competitors. This is 126% above median its historical median of 3.48. Over the past decade, Hornbeck Offshore Services' Interest Coverage has ranged from 3.39 to 6.53.
Is Hornbeck Offshore Services' Interest Coverage too high?
Hornbeck Offshore Services' current Interest Coverage of 7.88 is 126% above median its 10-year median of 3.48. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.39 to a high of 6.53. The Transportation industry median Interest Coverage is 5.67. Hornbeck Offshore Services' value of 7.88 is 39% above this industry median. Overall, Hornbeck Offshore Services has a GF Score™ of 19/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Hornbeck Offshore Services' Interest Coverage compare to ?
Hornbeck Offshore Services' Interest Coverage of 7.88 can be compared against companies in the Transportation industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 5.67. Hornbeck Offshore Services' value of 7.88 is 39% above this benchmark. Historically, Hornbeck Offshore Services' own Interest Coverage has ranged from 3.39 to 6.53 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 3.48 vs. the industry median of 5.67, Hornbeck Offshore Services has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Transportation company?
The median Interest Coverage among Transportation companies is 5.67, based on 851 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Hornbeck Offshore Services's current Interest Coverage of 7.88 is 39% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Hornbeck Offshore Services and its competitors. For the Transportation industry, the median Interest Coverage is 5.67 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Hornbeck Offshore Services's current Interest Coverage is 7.88, which is 126% above median its own 10-year median of 3.48. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Hornbeck Offshore Services stock overvalued right now?
Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) has a current Interest Coverage of 7.88. The current Interest Coverage is 7.88, which is 126% above median its 10-year median of 3.48 and 39% above the Transportation industry median of 5.67. Hornbeck Offshore Services' overall GF Score™ is 19/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS), the current Interest Coverage is 7.88 as of Sep. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Address103 Northpark Boulevard, Suite 300, Covington, LA, USA, 70433
Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates offshore supply vessels (OSVs), multi-purpose support vessels (MPSVs), and a shore-base facility. It provides marine transportation, logistics support, and related services to customers in the offshore oil and gas industry, in the U.S. Gulf Coast region, Latin America, and other international markets. The company also serves non-oilfield markets, including military support services, renewable energy projects, and other marine service activities. The majority of revenue is derived from the provision of vessel management services to external vessel owners and from providing shore-based port facility services.
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