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. Pfizer's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2022 was $9,948 Mil. Pfizer's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2022 was $-322 Mil.
Pfizer's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was 30.89.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Pfizer's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
PFE'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.65 Med: 10.95 Max: 25.7
Current: 25.7
PFE's Interest Coverage is ranked better than 54.99% of 651
companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 21.28
vs PFE: 25.70
The historical data trend for Pfizer'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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Pfizer Annual Data
Trend
Dec12
Dec13
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Interest Coverage
11.08
5.11
4.65
6.09
15.67
Pfizer Quarterly Data
Sep17
Dec17
Mar18
Jun18
Sep18
Dec18
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
Interest Coverage
17.75
20.89
9.92
30.89
42.35
Competitive Comparison
For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Pfizer'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.
Pfizer Interest Coverage Distribution
For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Pfizer's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Pfizer's Interest Coverage falls into.
Pfizer 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.
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 .
Pfizer Interest Coverage Related Terms
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Pfizer is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical firms, with annual sales close to $50 billion (excluding COVID-19 vaccine sales). While it historically sold many types of healthcare products and chemicals, now, prescription drugs and vaccines account for the majority of sales. Top sellers include pneumococcal vaccine Prevnar 13, cancer drug Ibrance, cardiovascular treatment Eliquis, and immunology drug Xeljanz. Pfizer sells these products globally, with international sales representing close to 50% of its total sales. Within international sales, emerging markets are a major contributor.
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