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Jacobs Solutions (Jacobs Solutions) Interest Coverage

: 4.71 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Jacobs Solutions's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $204 Mil. Jacobs Solutions's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-43 Mil. Jacobs Solutions's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.71. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

J' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.83   Med: 9.31   Max: 46.17
Current: 6.08


J's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
54.08% of 1263 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.08 vs J: 6.08

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


Jacobs Solutions Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jacobs Solutions'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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Jacobs Solutions Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.83 8.62 9.46 9.16 6.40

Jacobs Solutions Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 5.93 7.14 6.16 6.37 4.71

Competitive Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Jacobs Solutions'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.


Jacobs Solutions Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Jacobs Solutions's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Jacobs Solutions 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.

Jacobs Solutions's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Jacobs Solutions's Interest Expense was $-168 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,075 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,357 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*1075.237/-168.108
=6.40

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Jacobs Solutions's Interest Expense was $-43 Mil. Its Operating Income was $204 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,358 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*204.063/-43.352
=4.71

* 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.


Jacobs Solutions  (NYSE:J) 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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Jacobs Solutions (Jacobs Solutions) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1999 Bryan Street, Suite 1200, Dallas, TX, USA, 75201
Jacobs Solutions is a global provider of engineering, design, procurement, construction, and maintenance services as well as cyber engineering and security solutions. The firm serves industrial, commercial, and government clients in a wide variety of sectors, including water, transportation, healthcare, technology, and chemicals. Jacobs Solutions employs approximately 60,000 workers. The company generated $16.4 billion in revenue and $1.3 billion in adjusted operating income in fiscal 2023.
Executives
Steven J. Demetriou director, officer: President and CEO 25825 SCIENCE PARK DRIVE, SUITE 400, BEACHWOOD OH 44102
Patrick Hill officer: Executive Vice President 1999 BRYAN STREET, STE 1200, DALLAS TX 75201
Ralph E Eberhart director 909 N. WASHINGTON STREET, ALEXANDRIA VA 22314
Allen William B Jr officer: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT C/O LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V., DELFTSEPLEIN 27E, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AA
Claudia Jaramillo officer: CFO and EVP 5959 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Kevin C Berryman officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 521 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Thompson Christopher M.t. director 10901 W. TOLLER DRIVE, SUITE 300, LITTLETON CO 80127
Shannon Miller officer: Executive Vice President 1999 BRYAN STREET, SUITE 1200, DALLAS TX 75201
Stephen A Arnette officer: Executive Vice President 1999 BRYAN STREET, STE 1300 TX 75201
Priya Abani director 1999 BRYAN STREET, SUITE 1200, DALLAS TX 75201
Robert V Pragada officer: PRESIDENT - INDUSTRIAL C/O JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC., 1111 S. ARROYO PARKWAY, PASADENA CA 91105
Michael R Tyler officer: SVP & General Counsel 7565 IRVINE CENTER DRIVE, IRVINE CA 92618
Davidson Robert C Jr director
Dawne S Hickton director 148 KENYON RD, PITTSBURGH PA 15205
Linda Fayne Levinson director C/O JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC, 1111 S ARROYO PKWY, PASADENA CA 91105