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Honda Motor Co (Honda Motor Co) Interest Coverage

: 31.28 (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. Honda Motor Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,638 Mil. Honda Motor Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-84 Mil. Honda Motor Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 31.28. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

HMC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 21.62   Med: 49.62   Max: 67.41
Current: 26.16


HMC's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
75.17% of 1031 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 7.57 vs HMC: 26.16

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


Honda Motor Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Honda Motor Co'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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Honda Motor Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 54.96 25.66 47.58 51.65 21.62

Honda Motor Co 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 29.33 4.30 43.62 27.84 31.28

Competitive Comparison

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Honda Motor Co'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.


Honda Motor Co Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Honda Motor Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Honda Motor Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Honda Motor Co 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.

Honda Motor Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Honda Motor Co's Interest Expense was $-270 Mil. Its Operating Income was $5,841 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $32,724 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*5841.268/-270.169
=21.62

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Honda Motor Co's Interest Expense was $-84 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2,638 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $37,445 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2637.922/-84.323
=31.28

* 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.


Honda Motor Co  (NYSE:HMC) 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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Honda Motor Co (Honda Motor Co) Business Description

Address
Number 1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 107-8556
Incorporated in 1948, Honda Motor was originally a motorcycle manufacturer. Today, the firm makes automobiles, motorcycles, and power products such as boat engines, generators, and lawnmowers. Including joint ventures, Honda sold 22.4 million cars and motorcycles in fiscal 2023 (3.7 million of which were autos), and consolidated sales were JPY 16.9 trillion. Automobiles constitute 63% of revenue and motorcycles 17%, with the rest split between power products and financial services. Honda also makes robots and private jets.