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BCO (The Brink's Co) Interest Coverage : 1.57 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is The Brink's Co 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. The Brink's Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $95 Mil. The Brink's Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-60 Mil. The Brink's Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.57. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BCO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.87   Med: 2.71   Max: 10.19
Current: 1.87


BCO's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
85.93% of 803 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 12.97 vs BCO: 1.87

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


The Brink's Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Brink's Co'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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The Brink's Co Interest Coverage Chart

The Brink's Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.30 2.69 2.73 2.36 1.88

The Brink's Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 2.92 1.95 2.14 1.84 1.57

Competitive Comparison of The Brink's Co's Interest Coverage

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, The Brink's Co'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.


The Brink's Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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


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The Brink's Co 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.

The Brink's Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, The Brink's Co's Interest Expense was $-235 Mil. Its Operating Income was $442 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,884 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*442.1/-235.4
=1.88

The Brink's Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, The Brink's Co's Interest Expense was $-60 Mil. Its Operating Income was $95 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,884 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*94.5/-60.1
=1.57

* 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.


The Brink's Co  (NYSE:BCO) 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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The Brink's Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1801 Bayberry Court, P.O. Box 18100, Richmond, VA, USA, 23226-8100
The Brink's Co is a provider of secure logistics and security solutions for cash and other valuables. Its segments include: North America segment includes operations in the U.S. and Canada, including the Brink's Global Services (BGS) line of business; Latin America segment consists operations in Latin American countries where it has an ownership interest, including the BGS line of business; Europe segment includes total operations in European countries that provide services outside of the BGS line of business; and Rest of World segment consists operations in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. It also includes total operations in European countries that provides BGS services and BGS activity in Latin American countries. It derives maximum revenue from North America segment.
Executives
James K Parks officer: SVP 555 DIVIDEND DRIVE, COPPELL TX 75019
Keith R Wyche director 1801 BAYBERRY COURT, PO BOX 18100, RICHMOND VA 23226
Dominik Bossart officer: SVP 1800 BAYBERRY COURT, PO BOX 18100, RICHMOND VA 23226
Arthelbert Louis Parker director THE BRINK'S COMPANY, 1801 BAYBERRY CT, 4TH FL, PO BOX 18100, RICHMOND VA 23226
Elizabeth A Galloway officer: EVP and CHRO AT HOME GROUP INC., 1600 EAST PLANO PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75074
Michael F Beech officer: Executive Vice President THE BRINK'S COMPANY, 1801 BAYBERRY COURT, 4TH FLOOR, RICHMOND VA 23226
Michael J Herling director 177 BROAD STREET, 15TH FLOOR, STAMFORD CT 06901
Kurt B Mcmaken officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer THE BRINK'S COMANY, 1801 BAYBERRY COURT, PO BOX 18100, RICHMOND VA 23226
Simon Davis officer: SVP, CHRO 5757 N GREEN BAY AVE, MILWAUKEE WI 53209
Daniel J Castillo officer: EVP 2645 SILVER CRESCENT DRIVE, CHARLOTTE NC 28273
Susan E Docherty director THE BRINK'S COMPANY, 1801 BAYBERRY COURT, 4TH FLOOR, RICHMOND VA 23226
Kathie J. Andrade director 6300 LAMAR AVENUE, OVERLAND PARK KS 66202
Rohan Pal officer: EVP, Chief Information Officer 1801 BAYBERRY COURT, RICHMOND VA 23226
Michael E Sweeney officer: Controller C/O LIQUIDITY SERVICES, INC., 1920 L STREET, N.W., 6TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20036
Timothy Joseph Tynan director 1801 BAYBERRY COURT, PO BOX 18100, RICHMOND VA 23226