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ABM Industries (ABM Industries) Interest Coverage

: 3.48 (As of Jan. 2024)
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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. ABM Industries's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $74 Mil. ABM Industries's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-21 Mil. ABM Industries's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 3.48. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ABM' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.53   Med: 6.7   Max: 10.73
Current: 4.92


ABM's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
67.51% of 788 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.42 vs ABM: 4.92

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


ABM Industries Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ABM Industries'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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ABM Industries Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.30 6.19 7.21 8.48 4.98

ABM Industries Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 3.61 4.39 6.65 5.19 3.48

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, ABM Industries'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.


ABM Industries Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



ABM Industries 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.

ABM Industries's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023, ABM Industries's Interest Expense was $-82 Mil. Its Operating Income was $410 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,379 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Oct. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Oct. 2023 )
=-1*409.5/-82.3
=4.98

ABM Industries's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, ABM Industries's Interest Expense was $-21 Mil. Its Operating Income was $74 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,393 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*74.1/-21.3
=3.48

* 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.


ABM Industries  (NYSE:ABM) 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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ABM Industries (ABM Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Liberty Plaza, 7th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10006
ABM Industries Inc is a provider of integrated facility solutions. It offers its solutions through five segments: Business and Industry, Manufacturing and Distribution, Education, Aviation and Technical solutions. The company derives the majority of its revenue from the business and industry segment, which encompasses janitorial, facilities engineering, and parking services for commercial real estate properties and sports and entertainment venues, as well as vehicle maintenance and other services to rental car providers. The company mainly operates in the United States of America.
Executives
Rene Jacobsen officer: Pres - Business & Industry 551 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10176
Andrea R Newborn officer: EVP/GEN. COUNSEL/CORP. SECTY. ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Scott B Salmirs officer: Executive Vice President 551 FIFTH AVE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10176
Dean A Chin officer: SVP - Chief Accounting Officer 551 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10176
James David Devries director ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, 2775 SANDERS ROAD, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Joshua H Feinberg officer: Executive Vice President ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Raul Javier Valentin officer: EVP and CHRO ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Linda Chavez director
Art A Garcia director 11690 N.W. 105TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Quincy L Allen director 6600 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, BOCA RATON FL 33496
Earl Ray Ellis officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Sean Michael Mahoney officer: EVP, President-Sales & Mktng ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Scott J Giacobbe officer: Pres - Building & Energy 551 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10176
Diego Anthony Scaglione officer: SVP/Treasurer 6600 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, BOCA RATON FL 33496
Jill Golder director 305 HARTMANN DRIVE, LEBANON TN 37087

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