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Deere (MIL:1DE) Interest Coverage : 2.46 (As of Oct. 2024)


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What is Deere 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. Deere's Operating Income for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was €1,967 Mil. Deere's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was €-799 Mil. Deere's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was 2.46. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

MIL:1DE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.94   Med: 3.57   Max: 8.5
Current: 3.41


MIL:1DE's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
78.71% of 155 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 9.53 vs MIL:1DE: 3.41

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


Deere Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Deere'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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Deere Interest Coverage Chart

Deere Annual Data
Trend Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.50 7.72 8.50 5.95 3.41

Deere Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24
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 4.76 3.34 4.44 3.44 2.46

Competitive Comparison of Deere's Interest Coverage

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Deere'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.


Deere's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Deere's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Deere 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.

Deere's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024, Deere's Interest Expense was €-3,073 Mil. Its Operating Income was €10,490 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €39,684 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Oct. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Oct. 2024 )
=-1*10489.986/-3073.464
=3.41

Deere's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Oct. 2024, Deere's Interest Expense was €-799 Mil. Its Operating Income was €1,967 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €39,684 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Oct. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Oct. 2024 )
=-1*1967.274/-798.66
=2.46

* 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.


Deere  (MIL:1DE) 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 .


Deere Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Deere Business Description

Address
One John Deere Place, Moline, IL, USA, 61265
Deere is the world's leading manufacturer of agricultural equipment, producing some of the most recognizable machines in the heavy machinery industry in their green and yellow livery. The company is divided into four reportable segments: production and precision agriculture, small agriculture and turf, construction and forestry, and John Deere Capital. Its products are available through an extensive dealer network, which includes over 2,000 dealer locations in North America and approximately 3,700 locations globally. John Deere Capital provides retail financing for machinery to its customers, in addition to wholesale financing for dealers, which increases the likelihood of Deere product sales.

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