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Fidelity National Financial (Fidelity National Financial) 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 EBIT by its Interest Expense. Fidelity National Financial's EBIT for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-123 Mil. Fidelity National Financial's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-45 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 Fidelity National Financial's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

FNF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.09   Med: 17.24   Max: 32.21
Current: 4.98


FNF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
74.3% of 323 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 13.52 vs FNF: 4.98

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


Fidelity National Financial Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fidelity National Financial'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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Fidelity National Financial 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 30.13 20.82 32.21 16.04 4.98

Fidelity National Financial 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 - - 8.72 14.70 -

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, Fidelity National Financial'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.


Fidelity National Financial Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Fidelity National Financial's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fidelity National Financial's Interest Coverage falls into.



Fidelity National Financial 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 EBIT is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and EBIT 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.

Fidelity National Financial'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, Fidelity National Financial's Interest Expense was $-174 Mil. Its EBIT was $867 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,281 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*867/-174
=4.98

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Fidelity National Financial's Interest Expense was $-45 Mil. Its EBIT was $-123 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,281 Mil.

Fidelity National Financial 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.


Fidelity National Financial  (NYSE:FNF) 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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Fidelity National Financial (Fidelity National Financial) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
601 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, FL, USA, 32204
Fidelity National Financial Inc provides title insurance, escrow, and other title-related services. It operates in three segments: Title, F&G, Corporate and Other. The title segment that derives majority revenue consists of the operations of title insurance underwriters and related businesses, which provide title insurance and escrow and other title-related services including trust activities, trustee sales guarantees, and home warranty products. Substantially all of the company's revenue is generated in the United States.
Executives
Daniel D Lane director 14 CORPORATE PLZ, SUITE 150, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Halim Dhanidina director 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Michael Joseph Nolan officer: President 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Shea Peter O Jr director 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Peter T Sadowski officer: EVP, Chief Legal Officer FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC., 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Thomas M Hagerty director C/O THOMAS H. LEE PARTNERS, L.P., 100 FEDERAL STREET, 35 FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02110
Sandra Douglass Morgan director 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Raymond R Quirk director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Cary H Thompson director 1999 AVE OF THE STARS, 32ND FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Roger S Jewkes officer: Chief Operating Officer 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Anthony Park officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Michael L Gravelle officer: Executive Vice President 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Douglas K Ammerman director 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Foley William P Ii director FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC., 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
John D Rood director 3020 HARTLEY ROAD SUITE 300, JACKSONVILLE FL 32257