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Atwood Oceanics (Atwood Oceanics) Interest Coverage : 0.82 (As of Jun. 2017)


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What is Atwood Oceanics 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. Atwood Oceanics's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $11.2 Mil. Atwood Oceanics's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $-13.6 Mil. Atwood Oceanics's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was 0.82. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


ATW's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.72
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Atwood Oceanics Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Atwood Oceanics'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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Atwood Oceanics Interest Coverage Chart

Atwood Oceanics Annual Data
Trend Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16
Interest Coverage
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Atwood Oceanics Quarterly Data
Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17
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 4.54 0.76 1.74 - 0.82

Competitive Comparison of Atwood Oceanics's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Atwood Oceanics'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.


Atwood Oceanics's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Atwood Oceanics 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.

Atwood Oceanics's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2016, Atwood Oceanics's Interest Expense was $-68.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $294.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,227.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2016 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2016 )
=-1*294.282/-68.566
=4.29

Atwood Oceanics's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2017, Atwood Oceanics's Interest Expense was $-13.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $11.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,298.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2017 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2017 )
=-1*11.16/-13.636
=0.82

* 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.


Atwood Oceanics  (NYSE:ATW) 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 .


Atwood Oceanics Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Atwood Oceanics (Atwood Oceanics) Business Description

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Atwood Oceanics, Inc. is an offshore drilling company that offers drilling and completion of exploratory and development oil and gas wells. An array of unique drilling units is offered globally in the offshore market. Rig options can differ by operative depth of water, bottom condition, environment and geographical area, and by drilling and operating requirement. The main fleet options consist of deepwater semisubmersibles, jackups, and ultra-deepwater rigs. The majority of Atwood's revenue is derived globally from major integrated oil and natural gas companies and independent oil and gas companies.
Executives
Jeffrey Allen Miller director 3000 N. SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY E., HOUSTON TX 77032
Phil D Wedemeyer director
Jack E Golden director 15835 PARK TEN PLACE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77084
Mark W. Smith officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer 15835 PARK TEN PLACE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77084
Hans Helmerich director C/O CIIRMAREX ENERGY CO, 707 17TH ST. #3300, DENVER CO 80202-3404
George S Dotson director
James R Montague director FIVE RADNOR CORPORATE CENTER, SUITE 500, RADNOR PA 19087
Barry Michael Smith officer: Sr. VP - Technical Services 15835 PARK TEN PLACE DRIEV, HOUSTON TX 77084
Robert J. Saltiel officer: President & CEO 4 GREENWAY PLAZA, HOUSTON TX 77046
Walter A Baker officer: Sr Vice Pres., General Counsel 15835 PARK TEN PLACE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77084
Stuart D Allen officer: See Remarks 1004 STANFORD ST., UNIT B, HOUSTON TX 77019
Geoffrey C. Wagner officer: VP, Marketing & Bus. Dev. 15835 PARK TEN PLACE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77084
Mark-anthony Lovell Mey officer: Exec. VP & CFO 15835 PARK TEN PLACE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77084
Alan Quintero officer: Senior Vice President - Operat 15835 PARK TEN PLACE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77084

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