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Broadridge Financial Solutions (Broadridge Financial Solutions) Interest Coverage

: 3.11 (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. Broadridge Financial Solutions's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $124 Mil. Broadridge Financial Solutions's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-40 Mil. Broadridge Financial Solutions's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.11. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.51   Med: 13.03   Max: 18.38
Current: 6.51


BR's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
73.49% of 1603 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 29.52 vs BR: 6.51

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


Broadridge Financial Solutions Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Broadridge Financial Solutions'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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Broadridge Financial Solutions Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.22 10.00 11.80 8.66 6.52

Broadridge Financial Solutions Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.97 7.12 11.62 4.08 3.11

Competitive Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Broadridge Financial Solutions'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.


Broadridge Financial Solutions Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Broadridge Financial Solutions's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Broadridge Financial Solutions's Interest Coverage falls into.



Broadridge Financial Solutions 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.

Broadridge Financial Solutions's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Broadridge Financial Solutions's Interest Expense was $-144 Mil. Its Operating Income was $936 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,433 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*936.4/-143.7
=6.52

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Broadridge Financial Solutions's Interest Expense was $-40 Mil. Its Operating Income was $124 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,836 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*124.4/-40
=3.11

* 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.


Broadridge Financial Solutions  (NYSE:BR) 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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Broadridge Financial Solutions (Broadridge Financial Solutions) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5 Dakota Drive, Suite 300, Lake Success, NY, USA, 11042
Broadridge Financial Solutions, which was spun off from ADP in 2007, is a leading provider of investor communications and technology-driven solutions to banks, broker/dealers, asset managers, wealth managers, and corporate issuers. Broadridge is composed of two segments: investor communication solutions, or ICS, and global technology and operations, or GTO.
Executives
Christopher John Perry officer: Corporate SVP 1981 MARCUS AVENUE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Laura Matlin officer: VP, Deputy GC and CGO C/O BROADRIDGE, 5 DAKOTA DRIVE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Keir D Gumbs officer: CVP and Chief Legal Officer C/O BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC., 5 DAKOTA DRIVE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Timothy C Gokey officer: Senior Vice President 5 DAKOTA DRIVE, SUITE 300, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Richard J Daly director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 5 DAKOTA DRIVE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Thomas P Carey officer: Corporate VP C/O BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 5 DAKOTA DR., STE 300, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Douglas Richard Deschutter officer: Corporate Vice President 5 DAKOTA DRIVE, SUITE 300, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Leslie A Brun director 435 DEVON PARK DRIVE, 700 BUILDING, WAYNE PA 19087
Robert Schifellite officer: Corporate Vice President 5 DAKOTA DRIVE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Robert N Duelks director 5 DAKOTA DRIVE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Robert F Kalenka officer: Corporate Vice President 5 DAKOTA DRIVE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Richard John Stingi officer: Corporate VP and CHRO C/O BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 5 DAKOTA DRIVE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Thomas J Perna director 89 ROBBINS AVENUE, BERKELEY HEIGHTS NJ 07922
Eileen K Murray director 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Vijay Mayadas officer: VP, Strategy C/O BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 5 DAKOTA DRIVE, LAKE SUCCESS NE 11042