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The Home Depot (HD) Interest Coverage

: 8.08 (As of Jan. 2024)
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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. The Home Depot's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $4,143 Mil. The Home Depot's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-513 Mil. The Home Depot's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 8.08. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

HD' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.16   Med: 13.69   Max: 17.1
Current: 11.16


HD's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
56.82% of 755 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 7.81 vs HD: 11.16

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


The Home Depot Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Home Depot'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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The Home Depot Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.19 13.57 17.10 14.87 11.16

The Home Depot Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 10.54 11.71 14.05 11.10 8.08

Competitive Comparison

For the Home Improvement Retail subindustry, The Home Depot'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.


The Home Depot Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Home Depot's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



The Home Depot 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.

The Home Depot'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, The Home Depot's Interest Expense was $-1,943 Mil. Its Operating Income was $21,689 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $49,825 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*21689/-1943
=11.16

The Home Depot's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, The Home Depot's Interest Expense was $-513 Mil. Its Operating Income was $4,143 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $49,825 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*4143/-513
=8.08

* 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.


The Home Depot  (NYSE:HD) 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 .


The Home Depot Interest Coverage Related Terms

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The Home Depot (HD) Business Description

Address
2455 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30339
Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, operating more than 2,300 warehouse-format stores offering more than 30,000 products in store and 1 million products online in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Its stores offer numerous building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and decor products and provide various services, including home improvement installation services and tool and equipment rentals. The acquisition of distributor Interline Brands in 2015 allowed Home Depot to enter the maintenance, repair, and operations business, which has been expanded through the tie-up with HD Supply (2020). Moreover, the additions of the Company Store brought textile exposure to the lineup, while Redi Carpet added multifamily flooring.
Executives
William D Bastek officer: EVP, Merchandising 2455 PACES FERRY RD., SE, C-20, ATLANTA GA 30339
Ann Marie Campbell officer: EVP - U.S. Stores 2455 PACES FERRY ROAD, ATLANTA GA 30339
Kimberly R Scardino officer: SVP-Finance, CAO & Controller 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Richard V Mcphail officer: EVP & CFO 2455 PACES FERRY RD SE, ATLANTA GA 30339
Timothy A. Hourigan officer: EVP - Human Resources 2455 PACES FERRY RD, SE, ATLANTA GA 30339
Fahim Siddiqui officer: EVP and CIO 2455 PACES FERRY RD., SE, ATLANTA GA 30339
Teresa Wynn Roseborough officer: EVP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. 2455 PACES FERRY ROAD NW, C-20, ATLANTA GA 30339
Hector A Padilla officer: EVP - Outside Sales & Service 2455 PACES FERRY RD., SE, ATLANTA GA 30339
Jeffrey G Kinnaird officer: EVP - Merchandising 2455 PACES FERRY RD., SE, C-20 LEGAL AFFAIRS, ATLANTA GA 30339
Edward P. Decker officer: EVP, Merchandising 2455 PACES FERRY RD NW, C-20, ATLANTA X1 30339
Matt Carey officer: EVP & CIO 11216 WAPLES MILL ROAD SUITE 100, FAIRFAX VA 22030
Paula Santilli director PEPSICO, INC., 700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD, PURCHASE NY 10577
Becker Caryn Seidman director 65 EAST 55TH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
John A. Deaton officer: EVP - Supply Chain & Prod. Dev 2455 PACES FERRY RD., SE, ATLANTA GA 30339
Craig A Menear director, officer: Chairman & CEO 1436 PEACHTREE BATTLE AVENUE, ATLANTA GA 30327