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VAL (Valaris) Interest Coverage : 4.93 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Valaris 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. Valaris's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $109 Mil. Valaris's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-22 Mil. Valaris's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 4.93. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

VAL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.6   Med: 1.4   Max: 4.31
Current: 4.31


VAL's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
58.81% of 721 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 5.91 vs VAL: 4.31

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


Valaris Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Valaris'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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Valaris Interest Coverage Chart

Valaris Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - N/A 1.40 0.60 4.31

Valaris Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 1.41 1.56 4.86 5.33 4.93

Competitive Comparison of Valaris's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Valaris'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.


Valaris's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Valaris's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Valaris 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.

Valaris'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, Valaris's Interest Expense was $-85 Mil. Its Operating Income was $366 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,140 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*365.7/-84.8
=4.31

Valaris's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Valaris's Interest Expense was $-22 Mil. Its Operating Income was $109 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,140 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*108.9/-22.1
=4.93

* 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.


Valaris  (NYSE:VAL) 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 .


Valaris Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Valaris Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
2 Church Street, Claredon House, Hamilton, BMU, HM 11
Valaris Ltd is an offshore contract drilling company. The company provides offshore contract drilling services to the international oil and gas industry with operations in almost every offshore market across six continents. Its business consists of four operating segments: Floaters, which includes drillships and semisubmersible rigs; Jackups; ARO; and Other, which consists of management services on rigs owned by third parties. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Floaters segment.
Executives
Anton Dibowitz director C/O VALARIS, CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Christopher T Weber officer: SVP - CFO 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77046
Matthew Lyne officer: SVP - CCO 5847 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 3300, HOUSTON TX 77057
Davor Vudakin officer: SVP & General Counsel C/O VALARIS LIMITED, CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Gilles Luca officer: Sr. VP - Western Hemisphere 5847 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 3300, HOUSTON TX 77057
Grable Colleen officer: Controller 5847 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 3300, HOUSTON TX 77057
Oak Hill Advisors Lp 10 percent owner 1 VANDERBILT AVE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Kristian Johansen director 5847 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 3300, HOUSTON TX 77024
Catherine Hughes director 5847 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 3300, HOUSTON TX 77057
Gunnar W. Eliassen director C/O QUINTANA MINERALS CORPORATION, 1415 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 2400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Darin Gibbins officer: Interim CFO and VP 5847 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 3300, HOUSTON TX 77057
Elizabeth Leykum director C/O 5500 TRILLIUM BOULEVARD, SUITE 501, HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60192
Dick Fagerstal director C/O SEACOR HOLDINGS INC., 460 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Joseph Goldschmid director, other: See Remarks C/O VALARIS, CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 00000
Deepak Munganahalli director C/O VALARIS, CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 00000