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ICF International (ICF International) Interest Coverage

: 3.87 (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. ICF International's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $37 Mil. ICF International's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-10 Mil. ICF International's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.87. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ICFI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.33   Med: 9.1   Max: 16.31
Current: 3.33


ICFI's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
77.69% of 789 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.58 vs ICFI: 3.33

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


ICF International Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ICF 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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ICF 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 9.46 6.50 11.11 4.67 3.33

ICF 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 2.51 3.33 3.16 3.02 3.87

Competitive Comparison

For the Consulting Services subindustry, ICF 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.


ICF International Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, ICF International's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



ICF 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.

ICF 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, ICF International's Interest Expense was $-40 Mil. Its Operating Income was $132 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $594 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*132.32/-39.681
=3.33

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, ICF International's Interest Expense was $-10 Mil. Its Operating Income was $37 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $594 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*36.921/-9.535
=3.87

* 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.


ICF International  (NAS:ICFI) 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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ICF International (ICF International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1902 Reston Metro Plaza, Reston, VA, USA, 20190
ICF International Inc provides professional services and technology-based solutions to government and commercial clients, including management, marketing, technology, and policy consulting and implementation services. Its services primarily support clients that operate in four key markets that include Energy, Environment, and Infrastructure, Health, Education, and Social Programs, Safety and Security and Consumer and Financial. The Company's major clients are United States federal government departments and agencies.
Executives
John Wasson officer: EVP & COO ICF INTERNATIONAL, INC., 1902 RESTON METRO PLAZA, RESTON VA 20190
Srikant Datar director ICF INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9300 LEE HIGHWAY, FAIRFAX VA 22031
Lee Rodney Mark Jr. officer: Executive Vice President 1902 RESTON METRO PLAZA, RESTON VA 20190
Van Handel Michael J director MANPOWERGROUP INC., 100 MANPOWER PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI 53212
Morgan James C M officer: Chief Financial Officer 1902 RESTON METRO PLAZA, RESTON VA 20190
Ranjit S Chadha officer: VP & Principal Accounting Off. C/O DENTSPLY SIRONA INC, 13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Anne F Choate officer: Executive Vice President 1902 RESTON METRO PLAZA, RESTON VA 20190
Barry M Broadus officer: Chief Financial Officer 1902 RESTON METRO PLAZA, RESTON VA 20190
Michelle A Williams director 1902 RESTON METRO PLAZA, RESTON VA 20190
Scott B Salmirs director 551 FIFTH AVE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10176
Sergio J Ostria officer: Executive Vice President 9300 LEE HIGHWAY, FAIRFAX VA 22031
Sudhakar Kesavan director, officer: Chairman, President and CEO ICF INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9300 LEE HIGHWAY, FAIRFAX VA 22031
Donald J Terreri officer: VP & Principal Acct. Officer 9300 LEE HIGHWAY, FAIRFAX VA 22031
Marilyn C Crouther director 1902 RESTON METRO PLAZA, RESTON VA 20190
Peter M Schulte director, 10 percent owner 900 THIRD AVENUE 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022-4775