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. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2022 was $22 Mil. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2022 was $-47 Mil.
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was 0.46.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
Warning Sign:
Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Incs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.
The historical rank and industry rank for Dun & Bradstreet Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
DNB'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34 Med: 3.91 Max: 8.35
Current: 0.87
DNB's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 93.24% of 444
companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 29.90
vs DNB: 0.87
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data
The historical data trend for Dun & Bradstreet Holdings'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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Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Annual Data
Trend
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Interest Coverage
6.99
8.35
-
0.34
0.83
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec17
Dec18
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Interest Coverage
0.29
0.77
1.12
1.07
0.46
Competitive Comparison
For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, Dun & Bradstreet Holdings'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.
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Interest Coverage Distribution
For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Dun & Bradstreet Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Dun & Bradstreet Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings 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.
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings (NYSE:DNB) 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 .
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Interest Coverage Related Terms
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Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc is a provider of business decisioning data and analytics. The company operates in two segments: North America, which offers Finance & Risk and Sales & Marketing data, analytics, and business insights in the United States and Canada; and International, which offers Finance & Risk and Sales & Marketing data, analytics, and business insights directly in the U.K, Europe, Greater China, India and indirectly through its WWN alliances. The company generates maximum revenue from the North American region. Other services provided by the company include digital marketing, sales acceleration, and risk management among others.
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