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ADT (ADT) Interest Coverage

: 1.67 (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. ADT's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $283 Mil. ADT's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-170 Mil. ADT's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.67. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. ADT Inc interest coverage is 1.97, which is low.

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

ADT' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.11   Med: 0.51   Max: 2.61
Current: 1.97


ADT's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
88.47% of 789 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.4 vs ADT: 1.97

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


ADT Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ADT'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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ADT 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 0.55 0.23 0.11 2.61 1.89

ADT 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 1.44 1.47 3.82 1.85 1.67

Competitive Comparison

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, ADT'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.


ADT Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



ADT 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.

ADT'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, ADT's Interest Expense was $-572 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,084 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7,523 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1083.634/-572.15
=1.89

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, ADT's Interest Expense was $-170 Mil. Its Operating Income was $283 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7,523 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*282.817/-169.769
=1.67

* 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.


ADT  (NYSE:ADT) 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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ADT (ADT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1501 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 33431
ADT Inc is a provider of monitored security, interactive home and business automation, and related monitoring services in the United States and Canada. It offers residential, commercial, and multi-site customers a comprehensive set of burglary, video, access control, fire and smoke alarm, and medical alert solutions. The company segments include Consumer and Small Business (CSB), Commercial, and Solar. It generates maximum revenue from the Commercial segment.
Executives
David A. Scott officer: EVP, Chief People & Admin. Off 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD., ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Marques Coleman director 1501 YAMATO ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Nicole Bonsignore director 1501 YAMATO ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Wayne Thorsen officer: EVP, Chief Business Officer 3892 RONDA ROAD, PEBBLE BEACH CA 93953
Delu Jackson officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer 650 TENNIS CLUB DRIVE, APT. L107, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33311
Jamie Elizabeth Haenggi officer: SVP, Chief Sales & Mktg. Off. 1501 YAMATO ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Kenneth Porpora officer: SVP, Chief Growth Officer 1501 YAMATO ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431
James David Devries officer: President ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, 2775 SANDERS ROAD, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Donald M. Young officer: SVP & Chief Info Off. 1501 YAMATO ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431
David W Smail officer: EVP, CLO and Secretary 1501 YAMATO ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Daniel Bresingham officer: EVP, Chief Admin. Off. & Treas 1501 YAMATO ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co 10 percent owner ONE STATE FARM PLAZA, BLOOMINGTON IL 61710
Paul Joseph Smith director ONE STATE FARM PLAZA E-12, BLOOMINGTON IL 61710-0001
Lewis William M Jr director 9 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Benjamin Honig director 1501 YAMATO ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431