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Cameron International (Cameron International) Interest Coverage : 10.52 (As of Dec. 2015)


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What is Cameron International 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. Cameron International's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2015 was $347 Mil. Cameron International's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2015 was $-33 Mil. Cameron International's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was 10.52. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


CAM's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.74
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Cameron International Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cameron 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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Cameron International Interest Coverage Chart

Cameron International Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.06 10.72 10.47 9.94 8.93

Cameron International Quarterly Data
Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15
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 12.48 7.63 8.15 9.88 10.52

Competitive Comparison of Cameron International's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Cameron 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.


Cameron International's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Cameron International's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cameron 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.

Cameron International's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015, Cameron International's Interest Expense was $-138 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,232 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,542 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2015 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2015 )
=-1*1232/-138
=8.93

Cameron International's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2015, Cameron International's Interest Expense was $-33 Mil. Its Operating Income was $347 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,542 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2015 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2015 )
=-1*347/-33
=10.52

* 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.


Cameron International  (NYSE:CAM) 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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Cameron International (Cameron International) Business Description

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Cameron International Corp, a Delaware corporation, was incorporated on November 10, 1994. The Company is a provider of flow equipment products, systems and services to oil, gas and process industries. Cooper Cameron is also a manufacturer of centrifugal air compressors, integral and separable gas compressors and turbochargers. The Company's operations are organized into three business segments: Drilling & Production Systems 'DPS', Valves & Measurement 'V&M' and Compression Systems 'CS'. DPS is a provider of systems and equipment used to control pressures, direct flows of oil and gas wells and separate oil and gas from impurities. DPS's products include surface and subsea production systems, blowout preventers, drilling and production control systems, oil and gas separation equipment, gas conditioning units, membrane separation systems, water processing systems, block valves, gate valves, actuators, chokes, wellheads, drilling riser and aftermarket parts and services. DPS's customers include oil and gas majors, national oil companies, independent producers, engineering and construction companies, drilling contractors, rental companies and geothermal energy producers. V&M is a provider of valves and also supplies measurement systems mainly used to control, direct and measure the flow of oil and gas as it moved from individual wellheads through flow lines, gathering lines and transmission systems to refineries, petrochemical plants and industrial centers for processing. V&M's products include gate valves, ball valves, butterfly valves, Orbit(r) valves, double block & bleed valves, plug valves, globe valves, check valves, actuators, chokes and aftermarket parts and services. Measurement products include totalizers, turbine meters, flow computers, chart recorders, ultrasonic flow meters and sampling systems. V&M's main customers include oil and gas majors, independent producers, engineering and construction companies, pipeline operators, drilling contractors and chemical, petrochemical and refining companies. CS is a provider of compression equipment and aftermarket parts and services for the oil, gas and process industries. Integrally geared centrifugal compressors are used by customers around the world in a variety of industries, including air separation, petrochemical and chemical. CS's products include integral engine-compressors, separable compressors, turbochargers, integrally geared centrifugal compressors, compressor systems and controls. Cameron has manufacturing facilities worldwide that conduct a broad variety of processes, including machining, fabrication, assembly and testing, using a variety of forged and cast alloyed steels and stainless steel as the main raw materials. Cameron competes in all areas of its operations with a number of other companies, some of which have financial and other resources comparable to or greater than those of Cameron. Cameron considers the following trade names to be material to its business
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Peter J Fluor director 20 N. BROADWAY, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
James T Hackett director C/O FLUOR CORPORATION, 6700 LAS COLINAS BLVD, IRVING TX 75039
Douglas L Foshee director 1001 LOUISIANA STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Jack B Moore director 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, STE 110, HOUSTON TX 77046
Timothy J Probert director 12300 PARK CREST DR, STAFFORD TX 77477
Robert Scott Rowe officer: Vice President 1333 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1700, HOUSTON TX 77027
Paulett Eberhart director C/O LPL FINANCIAL, 4707 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 32121
Charles M Sledge officer: Sr Vice Pres & CFO 1611 SCENIC MOUNTAIN COURT, KINGWOOD TX 77345
Bruce W Wilkinson director 1333 WEST LOOP SOUTH, STE 1700, HOUSTON TX 77027
Jon Erik Reinhardsen director 1333 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1700, HOUSTON TX 77027
Dennis S Baldwin officer: VP Controller and CAO 1333 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1700, HOUSTON TX 77027
Brent J Smolik director 1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY, HOUSTON TX 77070
Gary M. Halverson officer: Sr Vice President 1333 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1700, HOUSTON TX 77027
H. Keith Jennings officer: Vice President & Treasurer 2000 ST. JAMES PLACE, HOUSTON TX 77056
Owen Serjeant officer: Vice President 24955 INTERSTATE 45 NORTH, THE WOODLANDS X1 77380

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