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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (Kratos Defense & Security Solutions) Interest Coverage

: 1.95 (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. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $12 Mil. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-6 Mil. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.95. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

KTOS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.18   Med: 1.3   Max: 1.75
Current: 1.49


KTOS's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
87.5% of 216 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 7.04 vs KTOS: 1.49

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


Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions'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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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 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 1.75 1.34 1.25 0.27 1.49

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 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 0.85 0.26 1.31 2.39 1.95

Competitive Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions'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.


Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's Interest Coverage falls into.



Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 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.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions'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, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's Interest Expense was $-22 Mil. Its Operating Income was $32 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $257 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*32.4/-21.7
=1.49

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's Interest Expense was $-6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $12 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $257 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*12.1/-6.2
=1.95

* 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.


Kratos Defense & Security Solutions  (NAS:KTOS) 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 .


Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (Kratos Defense & Security Solutions) Business Description

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Address
1 Chisholm Trail, Suite 300, Round Rock, TX, USA, 78681
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc develops and fields transformative, affordable technology, platforms, and systems. The company has two segments; The Kratos Government Solutions (KGS) segment is comprised of an aggregation of KGS operating segments, including its microwave electronic products, space, training, and cybersecurity, C5ISR/modular systems, turbine technologies, and defense and rocket support services operating segments and The Unmanned Systems segment consists of unmanned aerial, unmanned ground, unmanned seaborne and related command, control, and communications system businesses. The company derives a majority of its revenue from the Kratos Government Solutions segment.
Executives
Phillip D Carrai officer: President, TTS Division 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Deanna Hom Lund officer: Senior Vice President & CFO 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Steven S. Fendley officer: President, US Division 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Mills Thomas E Iv officer: Modular Systems Div. President 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Marie Mendoza officer: VP & General Counsel 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Stacey G Rock officer: President, KTT Division 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Bradley L Boyd director 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Daniel J Hagen director 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Benjamin M. Goodwin officer: President, PSS Division 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Jonah Adelman officer: Pres., Microwave Elec. Div. 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Jane Elizabeth Judd director 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Cervantes De Burgreen Maria officer: VP & Corporate Controller 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Samuel N Liberatore director 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Eric M Demarco director, officer: President & CEO 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Scott I Anderson director C/O KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131

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