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CXW (CoreCivic) Interest Coverage : 3.11 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is CoreCivic 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. CoreCivic's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $47 Mil. CoreCivic's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-15 Mil. CoreCivic's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 3.11. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CXW' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.07   Med: 3.08   Max: 5.66
Current: 2.83


CXW's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
77.96% of 803 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.32 vs CXW: 2.83

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


CoreCivic Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for CoreCivic'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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CoreCivic Interest Coverage Chart

CoreCivic 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 2.69 2.98 2.07 2.34 2.79

CoreCivic Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 2.82 2.96 2.43 3.11

Competitive Comparison of CoreCivic's Interest Coverage

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, CoreCivic'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.


CoreCivic's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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


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CoreCivic 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.

CoreCivic'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, CoreCivic's Interest Expense was $-67 Mil. Its Operating Income was $188 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $998 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*188.197/-67.415
=2.79

CoreCivic's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, CoreCivic's Interest Expense was $-15 Mil. Its Operating Income was $47 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $970 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*47.356/-15.231
=3.11

* 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.


CoreCivic  (NYSE:CXW) 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 .


CoreCivic Interest Coverage Related Terms

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CoreCivic Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5501 Virginia Way, Suite 110, Brentwood, TN, USA, 37027
CoreCivic Inc is an owner and operator of private prisons and detention centers in the United States. It operates in three segments: Safety, Community, and Properties. The Community segment owns and operates residential reentry centers. The Properties segment owns properties for lease to third parties and government agencies. The vast majority of the company's revenue comes from the CoreCivic Safety segment which consists of correctional and detention facilities that are owned, or controlled via a long-term lease, and managed by the company, as well as those correctional and detention facilities owned by third parties but managed by CoreCivic.
Executives
Carter, Cole G. officer: SVP, General Counsel, Secretar 10 BURTON HILLS BLVD., NASHVILLE TN 37215
David K Churchill officer: Chief Human Resources 10 BURTON HILLS BLVD, NASHVILLE TN 37215
Stacia Hylton director 6850 VERSAR CENTER STE 420, SPRINGFIELD VA 22151
Thurgood Jr Marshall director 3000 K STREET N W, SUITE 300, WASHINGTON DC 20007-5116
Anthony L Grande officer: Senior VP, Customer Relations CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, 10 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD, NASHVILLE TN 37215
Mark A Emkes director 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Harley G. Lappin officer: Chief Corrections Officer 10 BURTON HILLS BLVD, NASHVILLE TN 37215
Devin Ignatius Murphy director 104 MAIN STREET, SOUTHPORT CT 06890
Robert J Dennis director GENESCO INC., 1415 MURFREESBORO ROAD, NASHVILLE TN 37217
David Garfinkle officer: Vice President, Finance
Anne L Mariucci director 6539 N 31ST PLACE, PHOENIX AZ 85016
Damon T Hininger officer: Senior VP, Customer Relations CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, 10 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD, NASHVILLE TN 37215
Lucibeth Mayberry officer: SVP, Real Estate 10 BURTON HILLS BLVD, NASHVILLE TN 37215
Patrick D. Swindle, officer: EVP, Chief Corrections Officer 10 BURTON HILLS BLVD., NASHVILLE TN 37215
Prann John R Jr director