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Genesee & Wyoming (Genesee & Wyoming) Interest Coverage : 4.56 (As of Sep. 2019)


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What is Genesee & Wyoming 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. Genesee & Wyoming's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was $116 Mil. Genesee & Wyoming's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was $-25 Mil. Genesee & Wyoming's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was 4.56. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

GWR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.85   Med: 4.85   Max: 7.42
Current: 3.83


GWR's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 5.6 vs GWR: 3.83

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


Genesee & Wyoming Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Genesee & Wyoming'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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Genesee & Wyoming Interest Coverage Chart

Genesee & Wyoming Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.42 5.69 4.32 3.79 4.04

Genesee & Wyoming Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
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 4.94 3.95 3.11 3.75 4.56

Competitive Comparison of Genesee & Wyoming's Interest Coverage

For the Railroads subindustry, Genesee & Wyoming'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.


Genesee & Wyoming's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Genesee & Wyoming's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Genesee & Wyoming's Interest Coverage falls into.



Genesee & Wyoming 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.

Genesee & Wyoming's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018, Genesee & Wyoming's Interest Expense was $-108 Mil. Its Operating Income was $435 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,425 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2018 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2018 )
=-1*435.354/-107.719
=4.04

Genesee & Wyoming's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2019, Genesee & Wyoming's Interest Expense was $-25 Mil. Its Operating Income was $116 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,177 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2019 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2019 )
=-1*115.676/-25.386
=4.56

* 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.


Genesee & Wyoming  (NYSE:GWR) 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 .


Genesee & Wyoming Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Genesee & Wyoming (Genesee & Wyoming) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
20 West Avenue, Darien, CT, USA, 06820
Genesee & Wyoming manages one of the largest portfolios of short-line/regional freight railroads in North America. About 58% of revenue comes from its core North American short-line business, while its rail lines in Australia make up 14%. Roughly 28% comes from its Europe/U.K. division, which includes its European heavy haul and intermodal operations (Freightliner) that were acquired in early 2015.
Executives
Albert J Neupaver director
Hunter C Smith director C/O GENESEE & WYOMING INC., 20 WEST AVENUE, DARIEN CT 06820
Richard Harold Bott director 34 ISLAND DRIVE, RYE NY 10580
J H Pyne director
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Cynthia Lynn Hostetler director C/O EDGEN MURRAY CORPORATION, 18444 HIGHLAND ROAD, BATON ROUGE LA 70809
Ann N Reese director C/O GENESEE & WYOMING INC., 66 FIELD POINT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06901
David A Brown officer: Chief Operating Officer GENESEE & WYOMING INC., 66 FIELD POINT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
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