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FMC (FMC) Interest Coverage : 2.90 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is FMC 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. FMC's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $164 Mil. FMC's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-57 Mil. FMC's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.90. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

FMC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.69   Med: 6.19   Max: 8.78
Current: 3.16


FMC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
75% of 180 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 7.5 vs FMC: 3.16

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


FMC Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for FMC'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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FMC Interest Coverage Chart

FMC 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 6.19 6.80 8.67 8.09 3.16

FMC 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 8.48 6.17 2.16 2.00 2.90

Competitive Comparison of FMC's Interest Coverage

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, FMC'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.


FMC's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, FMC's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



FMC 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.

FMC'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, FMC's Interest Expense was $-237 Mil. Its Operating Income was $750 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,147 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*749.7/-237.2
=3.16

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, FMC's Interest Expense was $-57 Mil. Its Operating Income was $164 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,147 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*164.2/-56.7
=2.90

* 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.


FMC  (NYSE:FMC) 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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FMC (FMC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2929 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19104
FMC is a pure-play global crop protection company with a fairly balanced product portfolio across geographies and crop exposure. Through acquisitions, FMC is now one of the five largest patented crop protection companies and focuses on the development of new products, including biologicals, through its research and development pipeline.
Executives
Robert C Pallash director 17000 ROTUNDA DRIVE, DEARBORN MI 48120
Jacqueline Scanlan officer: Executive VP & Chief HRO HAEMONETICS CORPORATION, 400 WOOD ROAD, BRAINTREE MA 02184
Ronaldo Pereira officer: EVP, President, FMC Americas 1620 MONK RD, GLADWYNE PA 19035
Nicholas Pfeiffer officer: Corporate Controller 1735 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Patricia Verduin director ONE CONAGRA DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68102
Mark Douglas officer: Pres., Agricultural Solutions ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY, 100 INDEPENDENCE MALL WEST, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Vsevolod Rostovtsev officer: VP & Chief Technology Officer 909 TWYCKENHAM ROAD, MEDIA PA 19063
Andrew D Sandifer officer: EVP and CFO FMC CORPORATION, 2929 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Michael Finian Reilly officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec. FMC CORPORATION, 2929 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Kathy Lynn Fortmann director INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC., 521 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Kathleen Shelton officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer 630 UNIVERSITY PLACE, SWARTHMORE PA 19081
Diane Allemang officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer 1615 NORTH CLEVELAND STREET, ARLINGTON VA 22201
Carol Anthony Davidson director
Eduardo E Cordeiro director C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Volpe Vincent R Jr director C/O DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC, PAUL CLARK DRIVE, OLEAN NY 14760