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WESCO International (WESCO International) Interest Coverage

: 2.64 (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. WESCO International's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $256 Mil. WESCO International's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-97 Mil. WESCO International'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.

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

WCC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.53   Med: 4.84   Max: 5.68
Current: 3.51


WCC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
77.69% of 130 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 9.15 vs WCC: 3.51

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


WESCO International Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for WESCO International'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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WESCO International Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.27 1.53 2.99 4.88 3.61

WESCO International 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 3.90 3.65 3.68 4.07 2.64

Competitive Comparison

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, WESCO International'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.


WESCO International Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, WESCO International's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



WESCO International 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.

WESCO International'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, WESCO International's Interest Expense was $-389 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,406 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,955 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1406.4/-389.3
=3.61

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, WESCO International's Interest Expense was $-97 Mil. Its Operating Income was $256 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,955 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*255.8/-97
=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.


WESCO International  (NYSE:WCC) 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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WESCO International (WESCO International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
225 West Station Square Drive, Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15219
Wesco International is an industrial distributor that has three reportable segments, electrical and electronic solutions, communications and security solutions, and utility and broadband solutions. The company offers more than 1.5 million products to its 140,000 active customers through a distribution network of 800 branches, warehouses, and sales offices, including 43 distribution centers. Wesco generates 74% of its sales in the United States, but it has a global reach, with operations in 50 other countries.
Executives
Hemant Porwal officer: EVP Supply Chain & Operations 225 W. STATION SQUARE DRIVE, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
Glynis Bryan director 5500 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 600, GOLDEN VALLEY MN 55416
Easwaran Sundaram director C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Squires Nelson John Iii officer: SVP & COO 225 W. STATION SQUARE, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
James Cameron officer: EVP & GM, Util & Broadband 225 W. STATION SQUARE DRIVE, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
Diane Lazzaris officer: Vice President, Legal Affairs WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC., 225 WEST STATION SQUARE DRIVE, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
John Engel officer: SR. VICE PRESIDENT & COO 225 W. STATION SQUARE DRIVE, SUITE 700, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
Green Equity Investors Vii, L.p. 10 percent owner 11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Sundaram Nagarajan director 28601 CLEMENS ROAD, WESTLAKE OH 44145
Anne M Cooney director ONE PARK PLAZA, 11270 W. PARK PLACE, SUITE 1000, MILWAUKEE WI 53224
Christine Ann Wolf officer: SVP & CHRO 7480 FLYING CLOUG DRIVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55344
Steven A Raymund director C/O TECH DATA CORP, 5350 TECH DATA DRIVE, CLEARWATER FL 33760
Matthew S Kulasa officer: Sr. VP, Corporate Controller 100 E. WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 2780, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Lynn M Utter director C/O ADOLPH COORS CO, 311 10TH ST NH311 BOX 4030, GOLDEN CO 80401
James Louis Singleton director, 10 percent owner THE CYPRESS GROUP L.L.C., 65 EAST 55TH STREET, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022