GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Industrials » Industrial Products » Brother Industries Ltd (OTCPK:BRTHF) » Definitions » Interest Coverage

Brother Industries (Brother Industries) Interest Coverage

: 54.33 (As of Dec. 2023)
View and export this data going back to . Start your Free Trial

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. Brother Industries's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $148 Mil. Brother Industries's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3 Mil. Brother Industries's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 54.33. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BRTHF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.71   Med: 25.28   Max: 168.25
Current: 16.34


BRTHF's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
54.52% of 2302 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.49 vs BRTHF: 16.34

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


Brother Industries Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Brother Industries'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.

* Premium members only.

Brother Industries Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.93 24.94 19.15 25.62 11.11

Brother Industries 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 13.35 - 13.63 18.03 54.33

Competitive Comparison

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Brother Industries'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.


Brother Industries Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Brother Industries's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Brother Industries 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.

Brother Industries's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Brother Industries's Interest Expense was $-37 Mil. Its Operating Income was $414 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*414.307/-37.28
=11.11

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Brother Industries's Interest Expense was $-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $148 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*148.318/-2.73
=54.33

* 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.


Brother Industries  (OTCPK:BRTHF) 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 .


Brother Industries Interest Coverage Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Brother Industries's Interest Coverage provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Brother Industries (Brother Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
15-1, Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, JPN, 467-8561
Brother Industries Ltd is engaged in the manufacture and sale of office equipment and supplies. The company offers products such as printing equipment, home sewing machines, industrial sewing machines, machine tools, and online karaoke/content-delivery systems. The group consists of five segments, Printing and Solutions; Personal and Home; Machinery and Solution; Network and Contents; and Industrial Part.

Brother Industries (Brother Industries) Headlines

From GuruFocus

Xerox: A Possible Hidden Gem

By Pavaki Capital 03-31-2022