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Mettler-Toledo International (Mettler-Toledo International) Interest Coverage

: 13.42 (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. Mettler-Toledo International's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $264 Mil. Mettler-Toledo International's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-20 Mil. Mettler-Toledo International's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 13.42. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mettler-Toledo International's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

MTD' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.96   Med: 19.47   Max: 23
Current: 13.96


MTD's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
51.89% of 106 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 12.375 vs MTD: 13.96

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


Mettler-Toledo International Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mettler-Toledo International'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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Mettler-Toledo International 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 19.47 20.30 23.00 20.33 13.96

Mettler-Toledo International 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 20.36 13.68 15.05 13.69 13.42

Competitive Comparison

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Mettler-Toledo International'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.


Mettler-Toledo International Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Mettler-Toledo International's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mettler-Toledo International's Interest Coverage falls into.



Mettler-Toledo International 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.

Mettler-Toledo International'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, Mettler-Toledo International's Interest Expense was $-77 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,080 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,889 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1079.683/-77.366
=13.96

Mettler-Toledo International's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Mettler-Toledo International's Interest Expense was $-20 Mil. Its Operating Income was $264 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,889 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*263.698/-19.655
=13.42

* 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.


Mettler-Toledo International  (NYSE:MTD) 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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Mettler-Toledo International (Mettler-Toledo International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1900 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, OH, USA, 43240
Mettler-Toledo supplies weighing and precision instruments to customers in the life sciences, industrial, and food retail industries. Its products include laboratory and retail scales, pipettes, pH meters, thermal analysis equipment, titrators, metal detectors, and X-ray analyzers. Mettler leads the market for weighing instrumentation and controls more than 50% of the market for lab balances. The business is geographically diversified, with sales distribution roughly as follows: United States around 30% of sales, Europe around 30%, China around 20%, and the rest of the world around 20%.
Executives
Roland D Diggelmann director 3950 SOUTH COUNTRY CLUB ROAD, SUITE 470, TUCSON AZ 85714
Wolfgang Wienand director IM LANGACHER 44, GREIFENSEE V8 8606
Gerry Keller officer: Head of Process Analytics 1900 POLARIS PKWY, COLUMBUS OH 43240
Wong Ann Ping Richard officer: Head of Asia/Pac Market Orgs IM LANGACHER 44, GREIFENSEE V8 8606
Shawn Vadala officer: Chief Financial Officer 1900 POLARIS PKWY, COLUMBUS OH 43240
Wah-hui Chu director IM LANGACHER, GREIFENSEE V8 8606
Oliver A Filliol director METTLER TOLEDO INTL INC, IM LANGACHER 44, GREIFENSEE V8 8606
Christian Magloth officer: Head of Human Resources IM LANGACHER, GREIFENSEE V8 8608
Robert F Spoerry director METTLER TOLEDO INTL INC, IM LANGACHER, GREIFENSEE V8 99999
Peter Aggersbjerg officer: Head of Divisions & Operations 1900 POLARIS PKWY, COLUMBUS OH 43240
Ingrid Zhang director IM LANGACHER 44, GREIFENSEE V8 8606
De La Guerroniere Marc officer: Head of Eur & NA Market Orgs IM LANGACHER, GREIFENSEE V8 8606
Elisha W Finney director C/O VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC, 3100 HANSEN WAY M/S E-327, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Michael A Kelly director 1900 POLARIS PKWY, COLUMBUS OH 43240
Patrick Kaltenbach officer: President and CEO IM LANGACHER 44, GREIFENSEE V8 8606