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ACI Worldwide (ACI Worldwide) Interest Coverage : 8.68 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is ACI Worldwide 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. ACI Worldwide's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $172 Mil. ACI Worldwide's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-20 Mil. ACI Worldwide's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.68. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ACIW' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.73   Med: 2.92   Max: 4.66
Current: 2.81


ACIW's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
86.69% of 1600 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 29.37 vs ACIW: 2.81

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


ACI Worldwide Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ACI Worldwide'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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ACI Worldwide Interest Coverage Chart

ACI Worldwide Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.93 2.56 4.66 3.83 2.81

ACI Worldwide Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 9.16 - 0.53 3.12 8.68

Competitive Comparison of ACI Worldwide's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, ACI Worldwide'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.


ACI Worldwide's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, ACI Worldwide's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ACI Worldwide's Interest Coverage falls into.



ACI Worldwide 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.

ACI Worldwide'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, ACI Worldwide's Interest Expense was $-78 Mil. Its Operating Income was $220 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $993 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*220.408/-78.486
=2.81

ACI Worldwide's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, ACI Worldwide's Interest Expense was $-20 Mil. Its Operating Income was $172 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $993 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*172.316/-19.845
=8.68

* 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.


ACI Worldwide  (NAS:ACIW) 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 .


ACI Worldwide Interest Coverage Related Terms

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ACI Worldwide (ACI Worldwide) Business Description

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Address
2811 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, PH 1, Coral Gables, FL, USA, 33134
ACI Worldwide Inc develops, markets, and installs a portfolio of software products primarily focused on facilitating electronic payments. The firm also leverages its distribution network in the Americas; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, or EMEA; and Asia-Pacific regions to sell software developed by third parties. ACI software products process payment transactions for retail banking clients, billers such as utilities and healthcare providers, and community banks and credit unions. ACI's customers are financial institutions all over the world, but most of the revenue is generated in the United States and EMEA regions.
Executives
Alessandro Silva officer: Chief Revenue Officer 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Scott W Behrens officer: SVP, CAO and Controller 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Deborah L Guerra officer: Chief Product Officer 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Warsop Thomas W Iii director 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Ram Kumar Puppala officer: Chief Technology Officer 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Adalio T Sanchez director 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Odilon Almeida officer: President and CEO 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Didier R Lamouche director 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Janet O Estep director 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Jeremy Wilmot officer: EVP, Group President, AOP 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Mary P Harman director 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Samir Michael Zabaneh director 90 NASSAU STREET, 2ND FLOOR, HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, PRINCETON NJ 08542
Charles K Bobrinskoy director C/O INNERWORKINGS, INC., 600 WEST CHICAGO AVENUE, SUITE 850, CHICAGO IL 60654
Alvaro Monserrat officer: Chief Revenue Officer 2400 ACORN PALM ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33432
Craig S Saks officer: Group President 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022