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Lincoln Electric Holdings (Lincoln Electric Holdings) Interest Coverage : 21.02 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lincoln Electric Holdings 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. Lincoln Electric Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $182 Mil. Lincoln Electric Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-9 Mil. Lincoln Electric Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 21.02. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LECO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.24   Med: 17.95   Max: 38.7
Current: 15.92


LECO's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
53.52% of 2304 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.775 vs LECO: 15.92

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


Lincoln Electric Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lincoln Electric Holdings'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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Lincoln Electric Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Lincoln Electric Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Lincoln Electric Holdings 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 16.67 12.52 15.44 16.52 21.02

Competitive Comparison of Lincoln Electric Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, Lincoln Electric Holdings'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.


Lincoln Electric Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Lincoln Electric Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lincoln Electric Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



Lincoln Electric Holdings 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.

Lincoln Electric Holdings'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, Lincoln Electric Holdings's Interest Expense was $-44 Mil. Its Operating Income was $707 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,103 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*706.535/-44.371
=15.92

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Lincoln Electric Holdings's Interest Expense was $-9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $182 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,103 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*182.099/-8.663
=21.02

* 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.


Lincoln Electric Holdings  (NAS:LECO) 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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Lincoln Electric Holdings (Lincoln Electric Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
22801 Street Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH, USA, 44117
Lincoln Electric is a leading manufacturer of welding, cutting, and brazing products. The firm's portfolio of products includes arc-welding solutions, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting systems, and brazing and soldering alloys, as well as automation solutions. Lincoln Electric serves clients in the general fabrication, heavy industries, automotive, construction, shipbuilding, energy and process industries, among other end markets. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric has operations in 19 countries and has 11,000 employees worldwide. The company generated roughly $3.8 billion in sales in 2022.
Executives
Michael J Whitehead officer: SVP, Strat. & Business Dev. 22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Christopher L Mapes director REGAL BELOIT CORP, 200 STATE STREET, BELOIT WI 53511
Steven B Hedlund officer: V. P. Strategy & Bus. Dev. 22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Geoffrey P Allman officer: Sr. V.P., Corporate Controller 22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Michele R Kuhrt officer: Ex. V.P., CIO 22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Marc A Howze director DEERE & COMPANY, ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE IL 61265
Jennifer I Ansberry officer: Ex.V.P. General Counsel & Secy 22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Bonnie J Fetch director 500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Kathryn Jo Lincoln director 1741 EAST MORTEN AVE, PHOENIX AZ 85020
Peter M. Pletcher officer: SVP, President International 22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Gregory Doria officer: SVP, Pres Harris Products Gr. 22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Gabriel Bruno officer: V.P., Corporate Controller 22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Lisa Dietrich officer: EVP, CIO 22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Brian Chambers director ONE OWENS CORNING PARKWAY, TOLEDO OH 43659
Thomas A Flohn officer: VP; Pres. (Asia Pac.) 22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117

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