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Gannett Co (Gannett Co) Interest Coverage

: 0.91 (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. Gannett Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $25 Mil. Gannett Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-27 Mil. Gannett Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.91. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

GCI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.22   Med: 1.53   Max: 2.55
Current: 0.64


GCI's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
95.74% of 611 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.96 vs GCI: 0.64

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


Gannett Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gannett Co'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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Gannett Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.22 0.42 1.32 0.45 0.64

Gannett Co 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 1.58 0.51 0.77 0.39 0.91

Competitive Comparison

For the Publishing subindustry, Gannett Co'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.


Gannett Co Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Gannett Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gannett Co 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.

Gannett Co'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, Gannett Co's Interest Expense was $-112 Mil. Its Operating Income was $72 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,185 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*72.008/-111.776
=0.64

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Gannett Co's Interest Expense was $-27 Mil. Its Operating Income was $25 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,185 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*24.635/-26.969
=0.91

* 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.


Gannett Co  (NYSE:GCI) 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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Gannett Co (Gannett Co) Business Description

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Address
7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA, USA, 22107-0910
Gannett Co Inc is a digital newspaper company providing local media and marketing solutions in the U.S. The Group operate in two segments, Gannett Media and Digital Marketing Solutions. The majority of revenue is from the Gannett media segment. The company's brands include USA TODAY and more than 250 daily newspapers as well as digital marketing services companies, including ReachLocal, WordStream and others. The company produces more than 350 annual events, such as themed expos. The company also operates in the U.K. through the U.K. media company Newsquest to provide more than 150 local media brands.
Executives
Laurence Tarica director 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Michael Reed director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O NEWM, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Cindy Gallagher officer: CAO and PAO C/O GANNETT CO., INC., 7950 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22107
Amy Reinhard director C/O GANNETT CO., INC., 7950 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22107
John Jeffry Louis director C/O GANNETT CO., INC., 7950 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22107
Vinayak Hegde director 9785 S. MONROE STREET, SUITE 300, SANDY UT 84070
Debra A. Sandler director KEURIG DR PEPPER INC., 53 SOUTH AVE., BURLINGTON MA 01803
Theodore Peter Janulis director C/O FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Mayur Gupta director 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 45TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Paul J Bascobert officer: CEO of Gannett Media Corp. 20 W. KINZIE ST, SUITE 1600, CHICAGO IL 60610
Douglas Edward Horne officer: CFO and CAO ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Maria M Miller director C/O DAVE & BUSTERS, 2481 MANANA DR, DALLAS TX 75220
Barbara W. Wall director C/O GANNETT CO., INC., 7950 JONES BRANCH DR., MCLEAN VA 22107
Kevin M Sheehan director DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC., 2481 MANANA DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75220
Alison K Engel officer: Chief Financial Officer 400 SOUTH RECORD STREET, DALLAS TX 75202