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Verisk Analytics (Verisk Analytics) Interest Coverage : 8.91 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Verisk Analytics 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. Verisk Analytics's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $251 Mil. Verisk Analytics's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-28 Mil. Verisk Analytics's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.91. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

VRSK' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.5   Med: 6.81   Max: 10.13
Current: 9.8


VRSK's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
55.88% of 791 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.38 vs VRSK: 9.80

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


Verisk Analytics Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Verisk Analytics'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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Verisk Analytics Interest Coverage Chart

Verisk Analytics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.50 6.91 7.18 10.13 9.80

Verisk Analytics 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 6.86 11.14 9.68 9.56 8.91

Competitive Comparison of Verisk Analytics's Interest Coverage

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Verisk Analytics'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.


Verisk Analytics's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Verisk Analytics's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Verisk Analytics 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.

Verisk Analytics'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, Verisk Analytics's Interest Expense was $-116 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,132 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,048 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1131.7/-115.5
=9.80

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Verisk Analytics's Interest Expense was $-28 Mil. Its Operating Income was $251 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,048 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*250.5/-28.1
=8.91

* 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.


Verisk Analytics  (NAS:VRSK) 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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Verisk Analytics (Verisk Analytics) Business Description

Address
545 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ, USA, 07310-1686
Verisk Analytics is the leading provider of statistical, actuarial, and underwriting data for the United States' property and casualty insurance industry. Verisk leverages a vast contributory database and proprietary data assets to develop analytical tools helping insurance providers to better assess and price risk, achieve operational efficiency and optimize claim settlement processes. While Verisk also offers tools to quantify costs after loss events occur and to detect fraudulent activity, it is expanding into adjacent markets of life insurance, marketing, and non-U.S. operations.
Executives
Nicholas Daffan officer: Chief Information Officer C/O VERISK ANALYTICS, INC., 545 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
Therese M Vaughan director VALIDUS HOLDINGS, THE CHARTIS BUILDING / 29 RICHMOND ROAD, PEMBROKE D0 HM 08
Samuel G Liss director VERISK ANALYTICS, INC., 545 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
Bruce Edward Hansen director 17732 VINEYARD LANE, POWAY CA 92064
Wendy E Lane director
David J. Grover officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O VERISK ANALYSIS, INC., 545 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
Christopher M Foskett director C/O VERISK ANALYTICS, INC., 545 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-1686
David B Wright director C/O EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Kathy Card Beckles officer: EVP, Gen Counsel and Corp Sec C/O VERISK ANALYTICS, INC., 545 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, JERSEY CITY NJ 073I0
Elizabeth Mann officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O VERISK ANALYTICS, INC., 545 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
Olumide Soroye director 6920 SEAWAY BLVD., EVERETT WA 98203
Lee Shavel officer: EVP and CFO ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10006
Jeffrey J Dailey director 545 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
Kimberly S Stevenson director 199 FREMONT STREET, 7TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Scott G Stephenson officer: EVP & COO C/O VERISK ANALYTICS, INC., 545 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-1686