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Lindsay (Lindsay) Interest Coverage : 26.62 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Lindsay 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. Lindsay's Operating Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $22.1 Mil. Lindsay's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $-0.8 Mil. Lindsay's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 26.62. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LNN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.28   Med: 11.39   Max: 419.03
Current: 26.35


LNN's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
73.91% of 161 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 9.69 vs LNN: 26.35

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


Lindsay Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lindsay'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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Lindsay Interest Coverage Chart

Lindsay Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.28 11.39 11.39 22.17 26.98

Lindsay Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 26.27 28.44 26.16 24.03 26.62

Competitive Comparison of Lindsay's Interest Coverage

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Lindsay'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.


Lindsay's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Lindsay's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lindsay 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.

Lindsay's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023, Lindsay's Interest Expense was $-3.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was $102.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $132.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Aug. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Aug. 2023 )
=-1*102.184/-3.788
=26.98

Lindsay's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Feb. 2024, Lindsay's Interest Expense was $-0.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was $22.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $132.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=-1*22.098/-0.83
=26.62

* 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.


Lindsay  (NYSE:LNN) 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 .


Lindsay Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Lindsay (Lindsay) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
18135 Burke Street, Suite 100, Omaha, NE, USA, 68022
Lindsay Corp provides various proprietary water management and road infrastructure products and services. It has operations categorized into two main reporting segments: Irrigation, and Infrastructure. The company generates maximum revenue from the Irrigation segment. Its Irrigation segment includes manufacturing and marketing center pivot, lateral move, and hose reel irrigation systems, as well as various technology solutions such as GPS positioning and guidance, variable rate irrigation, wireless irrigation management, M2M communication technology, and smartphone applications. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Si Pablo Di director 18135 BURKE ST., SUITE 100, OMAHA NE 68022
James Scott Marion officer: President - Infrastructure Div 2222 NORTH 111TH ST, OMAHA NE 68164
Michael Nahl director 2707 N 108TH STREET 102, C/O LINDSAY INTERNATIONAL, OMAHA NE 68164
Ibrahim Gokcen director 18135 BURKE ST., SUITE 100, OMAHA NE 68022
Michael Christodolou director 2707 N 108TH STREET 102, C/O LINDSAY INTERNATIONAL, OMAHA NE 68164
Gustavo E Oberto officer: President - Irrigation 18135 BURKE ST., SUITE 100, OMAHA NE 68022
Michael D Walter director ONE CONAGRA DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68102
Randy A Wood officer: Pres - Agricultural Irrigation 2222 N 111TH STREET, OMAHA NE 68164
Mary A Lindsey director 6565 N. MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 800, IRVING TX 75039
Bill Welsh director 2707 N 108TH STREET 102, C/O LINDSAY INTERNATIONAL, OMAHA NE 68164
Madere Consuelo E. director 800 N. LINDBERGH BLVD., ST. LOUIS MO 63167
David B Downing officer: Vice President & CFO 2707 N. 108TH ST., SUITE 102, OMAHA NE 68164
Timothy L Hassinger director, officer: President and CEO 2222 NORTH 111TH ST, OMAHA NE 68164
Rick Parod officer: President & CEO 2707 N 108TH STREET STE102, OMAHA NE 68164
Brian L Ketcham officer: Vice President and CFO 2222 N 111TH STREET, OMAHA NE 68164