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Rentokil Initial (LSE:RTO) Interest Coverage : 3.60 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Rentokil Initial 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. Rentokil Initial's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was £346 Mil. Rentokil Initial's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was £-96 Mil. Rentokil Initial's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 3.60. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LSE:RTO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.79   Med: 5.19   Max: 10.82
Current: 3.79


LSE:RTO's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
72.97% of 788 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.2 vs LSE:RTO: 3.79

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


Rentokil Initial Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rentokil Initial'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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Rentokil Initial Interest Coverage Chart

Rentokil Initial 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 5.28 7.55 10.82 5.66 3.80

Rentokil Initial Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 8.50 4.67 3.60 3.97 3.60

Competitive Comparison of Rentokil Initial's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Rentokil Initial'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.


Rentokil Initial's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Rentokil Initial's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Rentokil Initial 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.

Rentokil Initial'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, Rentokil Initial's Interest Expense was £-189 Mil. Its Operating Income was £718 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £3,471 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*718/-189
=3.80

Rentokil Initial's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, Rentokil Initial's Interest Expense was £-96 Mil. Its Operating Income was £346 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £3,419 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*346/-96
=3.60

* 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.


Rentokil Initial  (LSE:RTO) 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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Rentokil Initial Business Description

Address
Manor Royal, Compass House, Crawley, West Sussex, GBR, RH10 9PY
Rentokil Initial is the largest global provider of route-based pest-control and commercial hygiene services, operating in 83 countries. The group also offers a range of specialist route-based services including office and commercial space plant care, property care, and workwear rentals. The group has a diverse client base that includes global food producers, hotel chains, industrial goods businesses, restaurants, and individual residential customers.

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