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CoreLogic (CoreLogic) Interest Coverage : 5.21 (As of Mar. 2021)


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What is CoreLogic 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. CoreLogic's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $85 Mil. CoreLogic's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $-16 Mil. CoreLogic's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was 5.21. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


CLGX's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 29.06
* 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.


CoreLogic Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for CoreLogic'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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CoreLogic Interest Coverage Chart

CoreLogic Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.38 3.77 2.18 2.17 4.77

CoreLogic Quarterly Data
Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21
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 3.03 5.20 4.30 7.17 5.21

Competitive Comparison of CoreLogic's Interest Coverage

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, CoreLogic'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.


CoreLogic's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, CoreLogic's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



CoreLogic 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.

CoreLogic's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020, CoreLogic's Interest Expense was $-70 Mil. Its Operating Income was $333 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,928 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2020 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2020 )
=-1*333.291/-69.9
=4.77

CoreLogic's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2021, CoreLogic's Interest Expense was $-16 Mil. Its Operating Income was $85 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,861 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2021 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2021 )
=-1*85.437/-16.401
=5.21

* 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.


CoreLogic  (NYSE:CLGX) 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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CoreLogic (CoreLogic) Business Description

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Address
40 Pacifica, Suite 900, Irvine, CA, USA, 92618
CoreLogic Inc is a provider of data and analytics for the real estate sector. It operates in two segments: Property Intelligence & Risk Management Solutions and Underwriting & Workflow Solutions. The company offers a national database of property and mortgage information, judgments and liens, building and replacement costs, parcel and geospatial data, criminal background records, eviction information, nonprime lending records, credit information, and tax information. The database includes historical property transactions and mortgage applications and covers nearly all U.S. residential and commercial properties. Corelogic also provides analytics services and tools built around its database for use of property valuation and credit and risk management.
Executives
Patrick L Dodd officer: Chief Operating & Growth Off. 40 PACIFICA SUITE 900 SUITE 900 IRVINE CA 92618
Francis Aaron Henry officer: CLO & Corporate Secretary 2828 NORTH HARWOOD STREET, 15TH FLOOR, DALLAS TX 75201
J David Chatham director 5780 WINDWARD PARKWAY SUITE 300, ALPHARETTA GA 30005
Thomas C Obrien director 850 E ALGONQUIN RD, STE 100, SCHAUMGURG IL 60173
John C Dorman director C/O LOANDEPOT, INC. ATTN GENERAL COUNSEL, 26642 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE, FOOTHILL RANCH CA 90402
Douglas C Curling director 1000 ALDERMAN DRIVE, ALPHARETTA GA 30005
John K Stumpf officer: Executive, Controller & CAO
Barry M Sando officer: Managing Director 4 FIRST AMERICAN WAY SANTA ANA CA 92708
James L Balas officer: Chief Financial Officer CORELOGIC, INC. 40 PACIFICA, SUITE 900 IRVINE CA 92618
Vikrant Raina director CORELOGIC, INC. 40 PACIFICA, SUITE 900 IRVINE CA 92618
Paul F Folino director ONE ENTERPRISE, ALISO VIEJO CA 92656
Frank Martell director, officer: President & CEO 10 GASTON FARMS ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06831
Pamela H. Patenaude director 26642 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE, C/O LOANDEPOT, INC., FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610
Michael Shepherd director 567 HALE STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Jaynie M Studenmund director 506 SECOND AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, SEATTLE WA 98104