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Frontdoor (Frontdoor) Interest Coverage : 2.60 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Frontdoor 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. Frontdoor's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $26 Mil. Frontdoor's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-10 Mil. Frontdoor's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.60. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

FTDR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.71   Med: 6.39   Max: No Debt
Current: 6.7


FTDR's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
62.5% of 80 companies
in the Personal Services industry
Industry Median: 10.08 vs FTDR: 6.70

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


Frontdoor Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Frontdoor'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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Frontdoor Interest Coverage Chart

Frontdoor Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 4.23 3.71 6.10 4.97 6.68

Frontdoor 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 1.78 3.60 9.90 10.70 2.60

Competitive Comparison of Frontdoor's Interest Coverage

For the Personal Services subindustry, Frontdoor'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.


Frontdoor's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Personal Services Industry

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Frontdoor's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Frontdoor 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.

Frontdoor'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, Frontdoor's Interest Expense was $-40 Mil. Its Operating Income was $267 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $593 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*267/-40
=6.68

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Frontdoor's Interest Expense was $-10 Mil. Its Operating Income was $26 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $593 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*26/-10
=2.60

* 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.


Frontdoor  (NAS:FTDR) 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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Frontdoor (Frontdoor) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3400 Players Club Parkway, Memphis, TN, USA, 38125
Frontdoor Inc is a United States-based company that provides home service plans. It owns multiple home service brands including American Home Shield, HSA, OneGuard, and Landmark brands. Through its home service plans, the company helps its customers maintain their homes and protect against costly and unexpected breakdowns of essential home systems and appliances.
Executives
Jeffrey Fiarman officer: Sr VP, Gen Counsel & Secretary 150 PEABODY PLACE, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Lara Balazs director 3400 PLAYERS CLUB PARKWAY, STE. 300, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Balakrishnan A Ganesh director 3400 PLAYERS CLUB PARKWAY, STE. 300, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Jessica P Ross officer: SVP & CFO 3400 PLAYERS CLUB PARKWAY, STE. 300, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Anna C Catalano director 1313 NORTH MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19894
Peter L. Cella director 150 PEABODY PLACE, MEMPHIS TN 38103-3720
William C Cobb director H&R BLOCK, INC., ONE H&R BLOCK WAY, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Christopher L Clipper director 150 PEABODY PLACE, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Darrin Steve Boland director 100 NORTH TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Chastitie Brim officer: Vice Pres, Controller & CAO 150 PEABODY PLACE, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Brian P Mcandrews director C/O PANDORA MEDIA, INC, 2101 WEBSTER STREET, #1650, OAKLAND CA 94612
Richard P Fox director
Liane J Pelletier director 10700 NE 4TH STREET # 4004, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Servicemaster Co, Llc 10 percent owner 860 RIDGE LAKE BOULEVARD, MEMPHIS TN 38120
Servicemaster Global Holdings Inc 10 percent owner 150 PEABODY PLACE, MEMPHIS TN 38103-3720