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Cummins (Cummins) Interest Coverage

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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. Cummins's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1,194 Mil. Cummins's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-92 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CMI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.77   Med: 21.91   Max: 32.58
Current: 3.77


CMI's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
78.2% of 2303 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.48 vs CMI: 3.77

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


Cummins Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cummins'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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Cummins Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.83 18.47 19.82 13.37 3.77

Cummins Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.63 10.44 8.74 8.59 -

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Cummins'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.


Cummins Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Cummins's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cummins 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.

Cummins'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, Cummins's Interest Expense was $-375 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,412 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,176 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1412/-375
=3.77

Cummins's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Cummins's Interest Expense was $-92 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1,194 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,176 Mil.

Cummins did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Cummins  (NYSE:CMI) 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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Cummins (Cummins) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 Jackson Street, Box 3005, Columbus, IN, USA, 47202-3005
Cummins is the top manufacturer of diesel engines used in commercial trucks, off-highway equipment, and railroad locomotives, in addition to standby and prime power generators. The company also sells powertrain components, which include transmissions, turbochargers, aftertreatment systems, and fuel systems. Cummins is in the unique position of competing with its primary customers, heavy-duty truck manufacturers, who make and aggressively market their own engines. Despite robust competition across all its segments and increasing government regulation of carbon emissions, Cummins has maintained its leadership position in the industry.
Executives
Jennifer Rumsey officer: Chief Technical Officer 500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Daniel William Fisher director 2526 SPRUCE MEADOWS DRIVE, BROOMFIELD CO 80023
Jonathan David Wood officer: Vice President & CTO 500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Sharon R Barner officer: VP - General Counsel 500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Georgia R Nelson director C/O TOWER AUTOMOTIVE INC, 27175 HAGGERTY ROAD, NOVI MI 48377-3626
Di Leo Allen Bruno V director INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP., C/O SEC'Y'S OFFICE, ONE NEW ORCHARD ROAD, ARMONK NY 10504
Franklin R Changdiaz director 500 JACKSON ST., M/C 60701, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Tony Satterthwaite officer: President - Distribution 1400 73RD AVENUE NE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Norman Thomas Linebarger officer: President-Power Gen.
Tracy A Embree officer: VP & Pres. - Components Group 500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Mahesh Narang officer: VP & President - Components 500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Mark Andrew Smith officer: VP - Operations Finance 500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Marvin Boakye officer: VP - Chief Human Resources Off PO BOX 99900, LOUISVILLE KY 40269
Srikanth Padmanabhan officer: President - Engine Busines 500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Jennifer Mary Bush officer: VP & Pres. - Power Systems CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY, 1 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606