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Outfront Media (Outfront Media) Interest Coverage : 2.64 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Outfront Media 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. Outfront Media's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $108 Mil. Outfront Media's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-41 Mil. Outfront Media's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.64. 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. Outfront Media Inc interest coverage is 1.65, which is low.

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

OUT' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.49   Med: 2.02   Max: 2.76
Current: 1.65


OUT's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
75.44% of 676 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 2.98 vs OUT: 1.65

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


Outfront Media Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Outfront Media'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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Outfront Media Interest Coverage Chart

Outfront Media Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.27 0.49 1.28 2.18 1.65

Outfront Media 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 2.93 0.28 1.84 1.76 2.64

Competitive Comparison of Outfront Media's Interest Coverage

For the REIT - Specialty subindustry, Outfront Media'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.


Outfront Media's Interest Coverage Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Outfront Media's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Outfront Media 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.

Outfront Media's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Outfront Media's Interest Expense was $-158 Mil. Its Operating Income was $262 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,094 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*262.1/-158.4
=1.65

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Outfront Media's Interest Expense was $-41 Mil. Its Operating Income was $108 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,094 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*107.8/-40.8
=2.64

* 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.


Outfront Media  (NYSE:OUT) 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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Outfront Media (Outfront Media) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
405 Lexington Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10174
Outfront Media Inc is a real estate investment trust involved in the ownership of advertising space on its portfolio of billboards and transit displays. The Company generates revenue in the form of rental income by allowing other companies to advertise on its properties and structures under short-term contracts. Outfront Media segments its operations into the United States and International units. Although it also owns assets in Canada and Latin America, the company derives the vast majority of its revenue from billboard advertising agreements in the U.S. Roughly half of the U.S. division's revenue comes from its displays in the New York City and Los Angeles markets. Outfront Media's major customers include entities within the retail, television, healthcare, and entertainment industries.
Executives
Clive A. Punter officer: EVP and Chief Revenue Officer C/O CBS OUTDOOR AMERICAS INC., 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10174
Patrick Martin officer: SVP, Controller, CAO 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
Jeremy J. Male officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O OUTFRONT MEDIA INC., 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10019
Richard H. Sauer officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec. C/O OUTFRONT MEDIA INC., 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10019
Peter Mathes director C/O OUTFRONT MEDIA INC., 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10174
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