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CAI International (CAI International) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Sep. 2021)


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What is CAI International 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. CAI International's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was $41.8 Mil. CAI International's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was $0.0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies interest coverage is at least 5. CAI International Inc interest coverage is 4.63, which is low.

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

CAI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.25   Med: 1.4   Max: 4.63
Current: 4.63


CAI's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 13.27 vs CAI: 4.63

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


CAI International Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for CAI International'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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CAI International Interest Coverage Chart

CAI International Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.25 1.23 1.24 0.71 1.26

CAI International Quarterly Data
Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21
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 1.20 4.33 2.76 2.94 N/A

Competitive Comparison of CAI International's Interest Coverage

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, CAI International'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.


CAI International's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



CAI International 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.

CAI International's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020, CAI International's Interest Expense was $-61.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $77.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,564.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2020 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2020 )
=-1*77.522/-61.565
=1.26

CAI International's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2021, CAI International's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $41.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,097.9 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate CAI International's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


CAI International  (NYSE:CAI) 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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CAI International (CAI International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Steuart Tower, 1 Market Plaza, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94105
CAI International Inc is a global transportation finance and logistics company. It is organized into one segment namely Container leasing. The container leasing segment owns and leases containers and earns fees for managing container portfolios on behalf of third-party investors. The company operates across the United States, Switzerland, France, Korea, Singapore, and other parts of Asia and Europe. It offers various type of containers comprising Dry van containers, Refrigerated containers, open-top, flat-rack, palletwide and swapbody containers, roll trailers, and generator sets.
Executives
Daniel James Hallahan officer: Senior VP, Global Marketing GREYS FARM STANFORD RIVERS ROAD MARDEN ASH ONGAR ESSEX X0 CM5 9BT
Timothy B Page director, officer: EVP and Interim CEO 3000 NW 107TH AVE MIAMI FL 33172
John H Williford director STEUART TOWER, 1 MARKET PLAZA, SUITE 900, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Gary Sawka director ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2101 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Kathryn G Jackson director STEUART TOWER 1 MARKET PLAZA, SUITE 900 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Andrew Ogawa director, 10 percent owner 49 FAIRVIEW AVE ATHERTON CA 94027
David G Remington director ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2101, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Victor Garcia director, officer: President and CEO ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2101 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Camille Cutino officer: VP, Operations and HR ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2101 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Masaaki Nishibori director ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2101 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Marvin Dennis director ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2101 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Ogawa Family Trust 10 percent owner 49 FAIRVIEW AVE ATHERTON CA 94027
Hiromitsu Ogawa director, 10 percent owner ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2101 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
William Liebeck director ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2101 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Nadine Baleeiro Teixeira officer: VP International Legal Affairs ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER SUITE 2101 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111