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Curtiss-Wright (Curtiss-Wright) Interest Coverage : 9.46 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Curtiss-Wright 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. Curtiss-Wright's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $100 Mil. Curtiss-Wright's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-11 Mil. Curtiss-Wright's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 9.46. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CW' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.19   Med: 9.27   Max: 12.89
Current: 10.32


CW's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
59.05% of 210 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 6.98 vs CW: 10.32

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


Curtiss-Wright Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Curtiss-Wright'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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Curtiss-Wright Interest Coverage Chart

Curtiss-Wright 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 12.89 9.95 9.85 9.11 9.43

Curtiss-Wright Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 6.07 7.52 10.60 14.66 9.46

Competitive Comparison of Curtiss-Wright's Interest Coverage

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Curtiss-Wright'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.


Curtiss-Wright's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Curtiss-Wright's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Curtiss-Wright's Interest Coverage falls into.



Curtiss-Wright 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.

Curtiss-Wright'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, Curtiss-Wright's Interest Expense was $-51 Mil. Its Operating Income was $485 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,165 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*484.602/-51.393
=9.43

Curtiss-Wright's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Curtiss-Wright's Interest Expense was $-11 Mil. Its Operating Income was $100 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,072 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*99.961/-10.57
=9.46

* 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.


Curtiss-Wright  (NYSE:CW) 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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Curtiss-Wright (Curtiss-Wright) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
130 Harbour Place Drive, Suite 300, Davidson, NC, USA, 28036
Curtiss-Wright Corporation delivers engineered products and services to commercial, defence, power generation, and other industrial markets. It offers industrial vehicle components, control systems and weapons handling systems, pumps, valves, and other solutions. The diversified global company attempts to deliver products on high-performance platforms that require technical sophistication. It has three operating segments based on the markets serviced: Naval & Power which provides coolant pumps, power-dense compact motors, generators, secondary propulsion systems, pumps, pump seals, valves, control rod drive mechanisms, and fastening systems also generate the majority of revenue for the company; Its others segments are Aerospace & Industrial and Defense Electronics.
Executives
K Christopher Farkas officer: Corporate Controller C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
John C Watts officer: Vice President Bus Dev & Strat C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Lynn J Bamford director, officer: President and CEO 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Robert J Freda officer: Vice President and Treasurer C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Paul J Ferdenzi officer: Vice President - HR 10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
David Charles Adams officer: Vice President C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 4 BECKER FARM ROAD, ROSELAND NJ 07068
Gary A Ogilby officer: VP & Corporate Controller C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Larry D Wyche director C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
William F Moran director C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Kevin Rayment officer: Vice President and COO C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Anthony J Moraco director 1710 SAIC DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Tom P Quinly officer: Vice President C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Harry Jakubowitz officer: Treasurer C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 4 BECKER FARM ROAD, ROSELAND NJ 07068
John B Nathman director C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 4 BECKER FARM ROAD, ROSELAND NJ 07068
Glenda J Minor director 17000 ROTUNDA DRIVE, DEARBORN MI 48120