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Lincoln National (Lincoln National) Interest Coverage

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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 EBIT by its Interest Expense. Lincoln National's EBIT for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1,533 Mil. Lincoln National's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-81 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


LNC's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 13.355
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Lincoln National Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lincoln National'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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Lincoln National 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 3.82 2.49 18.20 7.10 -

Lincoln National 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 13.63 - 8.17 13.31 -

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Lincoln National'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.


Lincoln National Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Lincoln National's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lincoln National 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 EBIT is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and EBIT 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.

Lincoln National'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, Lincoln National's Interest Expense was $-331 Mil. Its EBIT was $-817 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,699 Mil.

Lincoln National did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Lincoln National's Interest Expense was $-81 Mil. Its EBIT was $-1,533 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,699 Mil.

Lincoln National did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Lincoln National  (NYSE:LNC) 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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Lincoln National (Lincoln National) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
150 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite A305, Radnor, PA, USA, 19087
Lincoln National Corp operates multiple insurance and retirement businesses. The company's operating segment includes Annuities; Retirement Plan Services; Life Insurance and Group Protection. Its products primarily include fixed and indexed annuities, variable annuities, universal life insurance (UL), variable universal life insurance (VUL), linked-benefit UL and VUL, indexed universal life insurance (IUL), term life insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plans and services, and group life, disability and dental.
Executives
Owen Ryan director C/O BLACKLINE INC, 21300 VICTORY BOULEVARD 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Andrew Rallis officer: EVP, Chief Risk Officer 150 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
Sean Woodroffe officer: EVP, Ch Ppl Culture Comms Off 150 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
John Christopher Kennedy officer: EVP, President LFD 150 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
Deirdre P Connelly director C/O GLAXOSMITHKLINE, FIVE CRESCENT DRIVE, PHILADELPHIA PA 19112-1001
James Waltman Reid officer: EVP Head of Wrkplc Solutions 150 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
Matthew Grove officer: EVP Head of Life Annuities LFN 150 N RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
Dennis R Glass officer: President & COO LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION, 150 N. RADNOR CHESTER ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
Christopher M Neczypor officer: EVP, Chief Strategy Officer 150 N RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
Jayson R Bronchetti officer: EVP, Chief Investment Officer 150 N RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
Adam M Cohen officer: CAO 150 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
Randal J Freitag officer: EVP & CFO LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION, 150 N. RADNOR CHESTER ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
Janet Liang director 150 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
Dale Lefebvre director 150 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
Kenneth S. Solon officer: EVP & Chief Information Ofc.. 150 N. RADNOR CHESTER ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087