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Forum Energy Technologies (Forum Energy Technologies) Interest Coverage

: 1.03 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Forum Energy Technologies's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.7 Mil. Forum Energy Technologies's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-4.6 Mil. Forum Energy Technologies's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.03. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

FET' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.29   Med: 1.3   Max: 8.26
Current: 1.3


FET's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
89.52% of 763 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.67 vs FET: 1.30

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


Forum Energy Technologies Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Forum Energy Technologies'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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Forum Energy Technologies 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 - - - 0.29 1.30

Forum Energy Technologies 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 0.25 1.45 1.48 1.23 1.03

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Forum Energy Technologies'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.


Forum Energy Technologies Interest Coverage Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Forum Energy Technologies's Interest Coverage falls into.



Forum Energy Technologies 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.

Forum Energy Technologies'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, Forum Energy Technologies's Interest Expense was $-18.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $23.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $191.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*23.764/-18.297
=1.30

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Forum Energy Technologies's Interest Expense was $-4.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $4.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $191.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*4.698/-4.555
=1.03

* 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.


Forum Energy Technologies  (NYSE:FET) 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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Forum Energy Technologies (Forum Energy Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
10344 Sam Houston Park Drive, Suite 300, Houston, TX, USA, 77064
Forum Energy Technologies Inc is a global products company, serving the oil, natural gas, industrial and renewable energy industries. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes products and engages in aftermarket parts supply and services that complement its product offering. Its products include highly engineered capital equipment, as well as products that are consumed in the drilling, well construction, production, and transportation of oil and natural gas. It operates in three reporting segments, namely drilling and downhole, completions, and production. Revenue largely comes from consumable products and activity-based equipment. Consumable products include valves, centrifugal pumps, mud pump fluid end components, rig sensors, inserts, and dies.
Executives
C Christopher Gaut director, officer: President, CEO & COB 1401 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 2400, HOUSTON TX 77010
John C Ivascu officer: SVP and General Counsel 920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77024
Neal Lux officer: SVP Operations 10344 SAM HOUSTON PARK DRIVE, SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77064
Katherine Campbell Keller officer: VP PAO 10344 SAM HOUSTON PARK DRIVE, SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77064
Scf Partners, Inc. 10 percent owner, other: Member of Group 600 TRAVIS STE 6600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Rowsey Paul E Iii director CRESCENT REAL ESTATE EQUAITIES LTD, 777 MAIN STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Emily Reichert director 10344 SAM HOUSTON PARK DRIVE, SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77064
Evelyn M Angelle director 10200 BELLAIRE BLVD., 2NE-12A, HOUSTON TX 77072
David C Baldwin director 11700 OLD KATY ROAD, SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77079
Andrew L Waite director
Michael Dewayne Danford officer: VP - Human Resources 3300 NORTH SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY EAST, HOUSTON TX 77032
John Mcelroy officer: Principal Accounting Officer 10344 SAM HOUSTON PARK DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77064
Scf Gp Llc 10 percent owner 600 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 6600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Prady Iyyanki officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77024
James Whelan Harris officer: SVP & CFO 920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY, STE. 800, HOUSTON TX 77024