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Visa (V) Interest Coverage

: 31.89 (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. Visa's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,963 Mil. Visa's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-187 Mil. Visa's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 31.89. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

V' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 21.6   Med: 29.85   Max: 3026
Current: 32.36


V's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
58.79% of 165 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 69.76 vs V: 32.36

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


Visa Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Visa'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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Visa Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 28.89 27.31 30.81 36.58 34.05

Visa 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 39.64 37.58 30.12 31.03 31.89

Competitive Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, Visa'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.


Visa Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Visa's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Visa 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.

Visa's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Visa's Interest Expense was $-644 Mil. Its Operating Income was $21,927 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $20,463 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*21927/-644
=34.05

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Visa's Interest Expense was $-187 Mil. Its Operating Income was $5,963 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $20,703 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*5963/-187
=31.89

* 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.


Visa  (NYSE:V) 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 .


Visa Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Visa (V) Business Description

Address
P.O. Box 8999, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94128-8999
Visa is the largest payment processor in the world. In fiscal 2022, it processed over $14 trillion in total volume. Visa operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 160 currencies. Its systems are capable of processing over 65,000 transactions per second.
Executives
Rajat Taneja officer: PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY C/O ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, LEGAL DEPT., REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Ryan Mcinerney officer: PRESIDENT C/O VISA INC., PO BOX 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128
Kelly Alfred F Jr director, officer: CHAIRMAN & CEO AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Chris Suh officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER C/O CARDLYTICS, INC., 675 PONCE DE LEON AVE. NE, STE 6000, ATLANTA GA 30308
Vasant M Prabhu officer: VICE CHAIR, CFO C/O SAFEWAY INC, 5918 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Tullier Kelly Mahon officer: V.CHAIR, CHF PPL & ADM OFF C/O VISA INC., PO BOX 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128
Lloyd Carney director C/O MICROMUSE INC, 139 TOWNSEND ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Pam Murphy director 1201 S. 2ND STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53204
Julie B Rottenberg officer: GENERAL COUNSEL C/O VISA INC, POB 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128
Kermit R Crawford director 200 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Peter M Andreski officer: GBL CORP CONTROLLER, CAO C/O VISA INC., POB 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128
Teri List director 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SUITE 800W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Robert W Matschullat director C/O THE CLOROX COMPANY, 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
James H Hoffmeister officer: GBL CORP CONTROLLER, CAO C/O VISA INC., PO BOX 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128
Paul D Fabara officer: CHIEF RISK OFFICER 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285

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