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WDGJF (John Wood Group) Interest Coverage : 0.84 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is John Wood Group 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. John Wood Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was $59 Mil. John Wood Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-71 Mil. John Wood Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.84. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

WDGJF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.55   Med: 2.76   Max: 21.47
Current: 0.84


WDGJF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
95.25% of 716 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 5.935 vs WDGJF: 0.84

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


John Wood Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for John Wood Group'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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John Wood Group Interest Coverage Chart

John Wood Group 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 2.26 1.44 - 0.55 0.96

John Wood Group 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 0.16 0.98 1.07 0.83 0.84

Competitive Comparison of John Wood Group's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, John Wood Group'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.


John Wood Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where John Wood Group's Interest Coverage falls into.


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John Wood Group 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.

John Wood Group'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, John Wood Group's Interest Expense was $-115 Mil. Its Operating Income was $111 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,130 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*110.8/-115.4
=0.96

John Wood Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, John Wood Group's Interest Expense was $-71 Mil. Its Operating Income was $59 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,363 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*59.2/-70.6
=0.84

* 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.


John Wood Group  (OTCPK:WDGJF) 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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John Wood Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Hareness Road, Sir Ian Wood House, Altens Industrial Estate, Aberdeen, GBR, AB12 3LE
John Wood Group PLC is an energy services company that provides a range of engineering, production, and technical solutions across energy and materials industries. Operations are divided into four segments: The Projects segment is focused on providing front-end engineering services, procurement, and project management. The Operations segment which derives key revenue, focuses on improving operational efficiency by providing maintenance, modification, and operation services. The Consulting segment is a technical consultancy division providing advisory services, and the Investment Services manages a range of legacy or non-core businesses and investments. Geographically, the company generates revenue from the USA, Europe, and the rest of the world.