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Transcat (Transcat) Interest Coverage : 53.01 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Transcat 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. Transcat's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.3 Mil. Transcat's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.1 Mil. Transcat's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 53.01. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TRNS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.65   Med: 10.3   Max: 25.89
Current: 5.65


TRNS's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
63.85% of 130 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 8.21 vs TRNS: 5.65

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


Transcat Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Transcat'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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Transcat Interest Coverage Chart

Transcat Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.29 9.69 10.15 14.84 5.88

Transcat 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 4.33 5.27 5.28 1.95 53.01

Competitive Comparison of Transcat's Interest Coverage

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Transcat'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.


Transcat's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

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

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



Transcat 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.

Transcat'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, Transcat's Interest Expense was $-2.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was $16.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $59.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*16.248/-2.761
=5.88

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Transcat's Interest Expense was $-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $4.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*4.294/-0.081
=53.01

* 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.


Transcat  (NAS:TRNS) 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 .


Transcat Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Transcat (Transcat) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
35 Vantage Point Drive, Rochester, NY, USA, 14624
Transcat Inc is involved in providing calibration and laboratory instrument services and distribution of test, measurement, and control instrumentation. Its product and services portfolio consists of calibration instruments, dimensional measuring tools, Electrical test instruments, pressure measurement, etc. The firm has Service and Distribution operating segments. It derives the majority of its revenues from the Service segment. The firm promotes and sells its products under brand names such as Estech, FLIR, Fluke, Keysight, and Megger among others. It serves to pharmaceutical, industrial manufacturing, energy, and chemical process industries.
Executives
Lee D. Rudow officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O TRANSCAT, INC., 35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE, ROCHESTER NY 14624
James M. Jenkins officer: Gen Counsel & VP of Corp Devt 1600 BAUSCH & LOMB PLACE, ROCHESTER NY 14604
Craig D. Cairns director C/O TRANSCAT, INC., 35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE, ROCHESTER NY 14624
Dawn Deperrior director 45 SOUTH MAIN STREET, FAIRPORT NY 14450
Christopher P. Gillette director C/O TRANSCAT, INC., 35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE, ROCHESTER NY 14624
Charles P Hadeed officer: VP-Finance and CFO 35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE, ROCHESTER NY 14624
Scott Deverell other: Principal Accounting Officer 100 CHESTNUT STREET, SUITE 600, ROCHESTER NY 14604
Richard J Harrison director 44 SOUTHERN PARKWAY, ROCHESTER NY 14618
Theresa A. Conroy officer: VP, Human Resources C/O TRANSCAT, INC., 35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE, ROCHESTER NY 14624
Cynthia Langston director C/O TRANSCAT, INC., 35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE, ROCHESTER NY 14624
Thomas L Barbato officer: Sr. VP Finance & CFO 105 NORTON STREET, NEWARK NY 14513
Carl E Sassano director, officer: Chairman, President and CEO C/O MEDIFAST, INC., 3600 CRONDALL LANE, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Gary J. Haseley director C/O TRANSCAT, INC., 35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE, ROCHESTER NY 14624
Michael W. West officer: VP Distribution & Marketing C/O TRANSCAT, INC., 35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE, ROCHESTER NY 14624
Mbago M. Kaniki director C/O TRANSCAT, INC., 35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE, ROCHESTER NY 14624