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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (Zurn Elkay Water Solutions) Interest Coverage

: 5.47 (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. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $48 Mil. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-9 Mil. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.47. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ZWS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.86   Med: 3.17   Max: 5.66
Current: 5.66


ZWS's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
69.53% of 2301 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.49 vs ZWS: 5.66

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


Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zurn Elkay Water 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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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.55 1.86 3.19 4.55 5.66

Zurn Elkay Water 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.48 4.75 6.08 6.29 5.47

Competitive Comparison

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Zurn Elkay Water 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.


Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Zurn Elkay Water Solutions's Interest Coverage falls into.



Zurn Elkay Water 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.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions'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, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions's Interest Expense was $-39 Mil. Its Operating Income was $218 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $532 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*218.1/-38.5
=5.66

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions's Interest Expense was $-9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $48 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $532 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*47.6/-8.7
=5.47

* 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.


Zurn Elkay Water Solutions  (NYSE:ZWS) 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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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (Zurn Elkay Water Solutions) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
511 West Freshwater Way, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53204
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp designs procure, manufactures, and markets a range of clean water solutions for drinking water, hygiene, and sustainable water management. The Zurn Elkay product portfolio includes professional-grade water control and safety, water distribution and drainage, drinking water, finish plumbing, hygienic, environmental and site works products for public and private spaces.
Executives
Michael Troutman officer: Chief Information Officer 247 FRESHWATER WAY, SUITE 300, MILWAUKEE WI 53204
Craig Wehr officer: Group Ex., President-Zurn C/O REXNORD CORPORATION, P.O. BOX 2022, MILWAUKEE WI 53201
Emma M Mctague director 1917 FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, OSHKOSH WI 54902
Jeffrey A Schoon officer: Executive Vice President 511 W. FRESHWATER WAY, MILWAUKEE WI 53204
Kate Silha officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 511 W. FRESHWATER WAY, MILWAUKEE WI 53204
Rodney Jackson officer: SVP-Bus.&Corp. Development C/O REXNORD CORPORATION, P.O. BOX 2022, MILWAUKEE WI 53201
Sudhanshu Chhabra officer: VP-Zurn Business Systems C/O REXNORD CORPORATION, 247 FRESHWATER WAY, SUITE 300, MILWAUKEE WI 53204
Thomas Christopoul director RESOURCES CONNECTION INC, 17101 ARMSTRONG AVENUE, IRVINE CA 92614
Katz 2004 Dyn Trust 10 percent owner C/O ERROL R. HALPERIN, 444 W. LAKE STREET, SUITE 900, CHICAGO IL 60606
Errol R. Halperin director C/O VITAL THERAPIES, INC., 15010 AVENUE OF SCIENCE, SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92128
Timothy J Jahnke director 115 ANSLEY WAY, ROSWELL GA 30075
Hamilton William Edward Iv officer: Pres. Elkay Mfg. Company 511 W. FRESHWATER WAY, MILWAUKEE WI 53204
Cascade Bay Llc 10 percent owner C/O THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, 50 S. LASALLE ST., B-3, CHICAGO IL 60603
Ice Mountain Llc 10 percent owner C/O THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, 50 S. LASALLE ST., B-3, CHICAGO IL 60603
Ronald C. Katz 10 percent owner 827 S. GARFIELD STREET, HINSDALE IL 60521