KB Home (KB Home) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Feb. 2024)

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What is KB Home 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. KB Home's Operating Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $162 Mil. KB Home's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

KBH's Interest Coverage is not ranked ^*
in the Homebuilding & Construction industry.
Industry Median: 8.9
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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

KB Home Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for KB Home'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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KB Home Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of KB Home's Interest Coverage

For the Residential Construction subindustry, KB Home'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.

KB Home's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, KB Home's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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

KB Home 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.

KB Home's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023, KB Home's Interest Expense was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $743 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,716 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate KB Home's interest coverage with the available data.

KB Home's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Feb. 2024, KB Home's Interest Expense was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $162 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,719 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate KB Home's interest coverage with the available data.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) 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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KB Home (KB Home) Business Description

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Address

10990 Wilshire Boulevard, Floor 7, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90024

Website

https://www.kbhome.com

KB Home is an American construction company that focuses on residential construction. The company builds single-family homes and communities across Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, Texas, North Carolina, Idaho and the Washington, D.C., area. KB Home operates in several markets and focuses on first-time and move-up homebuyers. The company follows a built-to-order model that offers personalized homes at attainable prices based on the market location. The company also invests in land acquisition and development to support future building activities and is also engaged in financial services operations which includes providing mortgage banking services through its joint venture with a third party.

Executives

William R Hollinger	officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	10990 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 7TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Brian J Woram	officer: EVP and General Counsel	C/O H&R BLOCK, ONE H&R BLOCK WAY, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Melissa Lora	director	C/O KB HOME, 10990 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 7TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Jeff Kaminski	officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer	26555 NORTHWESTERN HIGHWAY, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Jeffrey T Mezger	director, officer: President and CEO	10990 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 7TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Jose Miguel Barras	director	C/O KB HOME, 10990 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 7TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Albert Z Praw	officer: EVP, Real Estate & Bus. Dev.	10990 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 7TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Thomas W. Gilligan	director	C/O KB HOME, 10990 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 7TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Brian R Niccol	director	1 GLEN BELL WAY, IRVINE CA 92618
Robert V. Mcgibney	officer: EVP and Co-COO	C/O KB HOME, 10990 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 7TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Jodee A Kozlak	director	1000 NICOLLET MALL, TPS-3255, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403
Matthew W Mandino	officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer	C/O KB HOME, 10990 WILSHIRE BLVD., 7TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Kevin Paul Eltife	director	C/O KB HOME, 10990 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 7TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Arthur Reginald Collins	director	3911 LORCOM LANE, ARLINGTON VA 22207
James C. Weaver	director	C/O KB HOME, 10990 WILSHIRE BLVD., 7TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90024