Chemed (Chemed) Interest Coverage : 316.42 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Chemed 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. Chemed's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $108 Mil. Chemed's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0 Mil. Chemed's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 316.42. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CHE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.5 Med: 54.69 Max: 184.17
Current: 110.31

CHE's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
82.96% of 405 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 9.08 vs CHE: 110.31

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

Chemed Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chemed'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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Chemed Interest Coverage Chart

Chemed Annual Data

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58.77

165.47

184.17

75.74

110.31

Chemed Quarterly Data
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Interest Coverage	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															60.72	46.74	92.10	205.20	316.42

Competitive Comparison of Chemed's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Chemed'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.

Chemed's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Chemed's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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

Chemed 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.

Chemed'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, Chemed's Interest Expense was $-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $343 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $101 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	342.83	/	-3.108
	=	110.31

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Chemed's Interest Expense was $-0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $108 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $101 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	108.214	/	-0.342
	=	316.42

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Chemed (NYSE:CHE) 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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Chemed (Chemed) Business Description

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Address

255 East Fifth Street, Suite 2600, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 45202-4726

Website

https://www.chemed.com

Chemed Corp operates subsidiaries in two main segments: VITAS and Roto-Rooter. The VITAS segment generates the majority of the firm's revenue. It provides hospice and palliative-care services to patients with terminal illnesses through a network of physicians, registered nurses, home health aides, social workers, and volunteers. The vast majority of the segment's revenue is received from the Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement programs. The Roto-Rooter segment provides plumbing, drain cleaning, water restoration, and related services to residential and commercial customers. Chemed generates the majority of its revenue from business in the United States.

Executives

Kevin J Mcnamara	director, officer: president & ceo	2500 CHEMED CENTER, 255 EAST FIFTH ST, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Spencer S Lee	officer: vice president	2500 CHEMED CENTER, 255 EAST FIFTH ST, CINCINNATI OH 45202
David Patrick Williams	officer: Vice President & CFO
Nicholas Michael Westfall	officer: Executive Vice President	8035 PEREGRINE LANE, CINCINNATI OH 45243
Patrick P Grace	director	1100 PARK AVE, APT 15C, NEW YORK NY 10128
Eileen P Mccarthy	director	3515 78TH STREET, #2, JACKSON HEIGHTS NY 11372
Michael D Witzeman	officer: vice president and controller	255 E 5TH STREET, SUITE 2600, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Mount John Meredith Jr.	director	2906 MABRY ROAD NE, ATLANTA GA 30319
Donald E Saunders	director	306 MIANI TRAIL, OXFORD OH 45056
Christopher J Heaney	director	101 S. FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH BLVD., APARTMENT 1602, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33316
Ron Delyons	director	2692 MADISON ROAD, SUITE N1-313, CINCINNATI OH 45208
Naomi C Dallob	officer: VP and Chief Legal Officer	255 EAST FIFTH STREET, SUITE 2600, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Thomas C Hutton	director, officer: vice president	ONE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, STE 1510, NEW YORK NY 10020
Walsh George J Iii	director	ONE CHASE MANHATTAN PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10005
Andrea R Lindell	director