The Brink's Co (The Brink's Co) Interest Coverage : 2.90 (As of Dec. 2023)

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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. 2023 was $152 Mil. The Brink's Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-52 Mil. The Brink's Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.90. 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: 2.36 Med: 2.73 Max: 10.19
Current: 2.36

BCO's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
84.7% of 791 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.44 vs BCO: 2.36

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

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Dec23

Interest Coverage

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2.72

2.41

2.69

2.73

2.36

The Brink's Co 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															3.33	1.91	2.05	2.53	2.90

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.

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. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, The Brink's Co's Interest Expense was $-204 Mil. Its Operating Income was $482 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,528 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	481.9	/	-203.8
	=	2.36

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, The Brink's Co's Interest Expense was $-52 Mil. Its Operating Income was $152 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,528 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	151.7	/	-52.3
	=	2.90

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 (The Brink's Co) Business Description

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Address

1801 Bayberry Court, P.O. Box 18100, Richmond, VA, USA, 23226-8100

Website

https://www.brinks.com

The Brink's Co is a Global provider of secure logistics and security solutions for cash and other valuables. In 2020, the company acquired the U.K.-based G4S that reorganized its operating segments to be North America, Latin America, Europe, and Rest of World. It generates maximum revenue from the North America segment, namely from its core business of cash-in-transit and ATM services. The Latin America and Europe segments trail North America in revenue earnings with the Brinks Global Services line of business that specializes in the secure transportation of high-valued commodities, such as jewelry, precious metals, banknotes, and electronics. Brink's customer base includes financial institutions, retails, government agencies, mints, and other commercial businesses.

Executives

Arthelbert Louis Parker	director	THE BRINK'S COMPANY, 1801 BAYBERRY CT, 4TH FL, PO BOX 18100, RICHMOND VA 23226
Dominik Bossart	officer: SVP	1800 BAYBERRY COURT, 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
Keith R Wyche	director	1801 BAYBERRY COURT, PO BOX 18100, RICHMOND VA 23226
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
Lindsay K. Blackwood	officer: EVP & General Counsel	1801 BAYBERRY COURT, PO BOX 18100, RICHMOND VA 23226