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National Instruments (National Instruments) Interest Coverage : 4.20 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is National Instruments 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. National Instruments's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $41 Mil. National Instruments's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $-10 Mil. National Instruments's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 4.20. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NATI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.64   Med: 2418.85   Max: No Debt
Current: 6.64


NATI's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 29.34 vs NATI: 6.64

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


National Instruments Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Instruments'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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National Instruments Interest Coverage Chart

National Instruments Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,144.89 3,692.80 21.13 31.26 9.55

National Instruments Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 8.31 9.65 7.59 6.82 4.20

Competitive Comparison of National Instruments's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, National Instruments'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.


National Instruments's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



National Instruments 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.

National Instruments's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, National Instruments's Interest Expense was $-17 Mil. Its Operating Income was $158 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $547 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*158.433/-16.591
=9.55

National Instruments's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2023, National Instruments's Interest Expense was $-10 Mil. Its Operating Income was $41 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $601 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*40.911/-9.741
=4.20

* 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.


National Instruments  (NAS:NATI) 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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National Instruments (National Instruments) Business Description

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National Instruments provides testing and measurement equipment and integrated, software-led solutions to serve high-complexity automated testing in late product development. NI serves a long tail of more than 30,000 customers in myriad end markets but focuses on the semiconductor, transportation, and aerospace and defense verticals.
Executives
Ritu Favre officer: Executive Vice President 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE, POWAY CA 92064
Scott Arthur Rust officer: Executive Vice President C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, 11500 NORTH MOPAC, AUSTIN TX 78759
Alexander M Davern officer: Senior Vice President and CFO C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS, 11500 MOPAC BLDG C, AUSTIN TX 78759
Thomas Benjamin officer: Executive Vice President C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, 11500 NORTH MOPAC EXPRESSWAY, AUSTIN TX 78759
Eric Howard Starkloff director, officer: President & CEO 11500 NORTH MOPAC, BUILDING C, AUSTIN TX 78759
Daniel Berenbaum officer: Chief Financial Officer, EVP C/O EVERSPIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 5670 W. CHANDLER BLVD., SUITE 100, CHANDLER AZ 85226
Cashman James E Iii director 2600 ANSYS DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Gerhard Paul Fettweis director C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, 11500 NORTH MOPAC, AUSTIN TX 78759
Michael E Mcgrath director 11701 LUNA ROAD, DALLAS TX 75234
Liam Griffin director 5260 CALIFORNIA AVENUE, IRVINE CA 92617
Gayla J Delly director 3000 TECHNOLOGY DR, ANGLETON TX 77515
Jason Elliot Green officer: Chief Revenue Officer & EVP C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, 11500 NORTH MOPAC, AUSTIN TX 78759
Karen Marie Rapp officer: Chief Financial Officer & EVP C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, 11500 NORTH MOPAC, AUSTIN TX 78759
Carla Pineyro Sublett officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, 11500 NORTH MOPAC, AUSTIN TX 78759
Jeffrey L Kodosky director C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORP, 11500 N. MOPAC EXPRESSWAY, AUSTIN TX 78759

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