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 Walt Disney Co's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2022 was $1,600 Mil. The Walt Disney Co's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2022 was $-374 Mil.
The Walt Disney Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was 4.28.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for The Walt Disney Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
DIS'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.3 Med: 26.47 Max: 49.9
Current: 3.91
DIS's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 76.03% of 634
companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 17.57
vs DIS: 3.91
The Walt Disney Co Interest Coverage Historical Data
The historical data trend for The Walt Disney 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.
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The Walt Disney Co Annual Data
Trend
Sep12
Sep13
Sep14
Sep15
Sep16
Sep17
Sep18
Sep19
Sep20
Sep21
Interest Coverage
27.36
25.85
12.10
2.30
2.37
The Walt Disney Co Quarterly Data
Jun17
Sep17
Dec17
Mar18
Jun18
Sep18
Dec18
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Interest Coverage
3.48
3.28
1.85
6.08
4.28
Competitive Comparison
For the Entertainment subindustry, The Walt Disney 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 Walt Disney Co Interest Coverage Distribution
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, The Walt Disney Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The Walt Disney Co's Interest Coverage falls into.
The Walt Disney 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:
* 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 Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) 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 .
The Walt Disney Co Interest Coverage Related Terms
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Walt Disney owns the rights to some of the most globally recognized characters, from Mickey Mouse to Luke Skywalker. These characters and others are featured in several Disney theme parks around the world. Disney makes live-action and animated films under studios such as Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm and also operates media networks including ESPN and several TV production studios. Disney recently reorganized into four segments with one new segment: direct-to-consumer and international. The new segment includes the two announced OTT offerings, ESPN+ and the Disney SVOD service. The plan also combines two segments, parks and resorts and consumer products, into one. The media networks group contains the U.S. cable channels and ABC. The studio segment holds the movie production assets.
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