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Dycom Industries (Dycom Industries) Interest Coverage : 2.85 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Dycom Industries 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. Dycom Industries's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $43 Mil. Dycom Industries's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-15 Mil. Dycom Industries's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 2.85. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

DY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.32   Med: 4.64   Max: 7.36
Current: 6.14


DY's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
53.28% of 1265 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.06 vs DY: 6.14

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


Dycom Industries Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dycom 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.

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Dycom Industries Interest Coverage Chart

Dycom Industries Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.32 4.10 2.46 5.18 6.14

Dycom Industries Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 3.73 6.37 7.19 8.56 2.85

Competitive Comparison of Dycom Industries's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Dycom 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.


Dycom Industries's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Dycom Industries's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Dycom 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.

Dycom Industries's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024, Dycom Industries's Interest Expense was $-53 Mil. Its Operating Income was $323 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $836 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*322.993/-52.603
=6.14

Dycom Industries's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, Dycom Industries's Interest Expense was $-15 Mil. Its Operating Income was $43 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $836 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*42.796/-15.002
=2.85

* 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.


Dycom Industries  (NYSE:DY) 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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Dycom Industries (Dycom Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
11780 US Highway 1, Suite 600, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA, 33408
Dycom Industries Inc is a provider of specialty contracting services to the telecommunications infrastructure and utility industries. its operating companies supply telecommunications providers with a comprehensive portfolio of specialty services, including program management; planning; engineering and design; aerial, underground, and wireless construction; maintenance; and fulfillment services and provides underground facility locating services for various utilities, including telecommunications providers, and other construction and maintenance services for electric and gas utilities. It also provides a range of construction, maintenance, and installation services, including the placement and splicing of fiber, copper, and coaxial cables. The company operates throughout the United States.
Executives
Sharon Villaverde officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 11780 U.S. HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 600, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33408
Jason T Lawson officer: VP and CHRO 11780 U.S. HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 600, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33408
Marco Luis Avila director 11780 US HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 600, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33408
Ryan F Urness officer: VP, GC & Secretary 11780 U.S. HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 600, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33408
H Andrew Deferrari officer: Sr. VP & CFO 11780 U.S. HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 600, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33408
Richard K Sykes director 11780 U.S. HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 600, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33408
Dwight B Duke director 11780 U.S. HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 600, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33408
Steven E Nielsen director, officer: President and CEO 11780 U.S. HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 600, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33408
Carmen M Sabater director 11780 U.S. HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 600, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33408
Stephen C Robinson director 11780 U.S. HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 600, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33408
Patricia Higgins director 11780 U.S. HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 600, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33408
Timothy R Estes officer: Executive VP & COO 11780 U.S. HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 600, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33408
Daniel S Peyovich officer: Executive VP of Operations 11780 U.S. HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 600, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33408
Jennifer M Fritzsche director 11780 U.S. HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 600, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33408
Pruitt Peter T Jr director 11780 U.S. HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 600, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33408