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Schlumberger (Schlumberger) Interest Coverage : 12.36 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Schlumberger 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. Schlumberger's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,397 Mil. Schlumberger's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-113 Mil. Schlumberger's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 12.36. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SLB' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.94   Med: 5.34   Max: 25.72
Current: 11.42


SLB's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
62.94% of 761 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.71 vs SLB: 11.42

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


Schlumberger Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Schlumberger'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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Schlumberger Interest Coverage Chart

Schlumberger 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 4.94 2.94 5.13 8.47 10.91

Schlumberger Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 10.14 10.54 11.25 11.64 12.36

Competitive Comparison of Schlumberger's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Schlumberger'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.


Schlumberger's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Schlumberger's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Schlumberger 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.

Schlumberger'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, Schlumberger's Interest Expense was $-503 Mil. Its Operating Income was $5,488 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10,842 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*5488/-503
=10.91

Schlumberger's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Schlumberger's Interest Expense was $-113 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,397 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10,740 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*1397/-113
=12.36

* 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.


Schlumberger  (NYSE:SLB) 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 .


Schlumberger Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Schlumberger (Schlumberger) Business Description

Address
5599 San Felipe, 17th Floor, Houston, TX, USA, 77056
SLB, formerly known as Schlumberger, is the largest oilfield service firm in the world, with expertise in myriad disciplines, including reservoir performance, well construction, production enhancement, and more recently, digital solutions. It maintains a reputation as one of the industry's leading innovators, which has earned it dominant share in numerous end markets.
Executives
Mogharbel Khaled Al officer: President Drilling Group C/O SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED, 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Stephane Biguet officer: VP Controller C/O SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED, 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Gavin Rennick officer: VP, Human Resources 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FL, HOUSTON TX 77056
De La Chevardiere Patrick director 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Demosthenis Pafitis officer: Chief Technology Officer 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Kevin Fyfe officer: VP Controller-Operations 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FL, HOUSTON TX 77056
Katharina Beumelburg officer: Chief Sustainability Officer 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Howard Guild officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED, 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77046
James T Hackett director C/O FLUOR CORPORATION, 6700 LAS COLINAS BLVD, IRVING TX 75039
Rakesh Jaggi officer: Pres Digital & Integration 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FL, HOUSTON TX 77056
Vijay Kasibhatla officer: Director, M&A 5599 SAN FELIPE 17 FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Rajeev Sonthalia officer: President, IPM 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Abdellah Merad officer: VP Controller, Operations 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Dianne B. Ralston officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O TECHNIPFMC PLC, 11740 KATY FREEWAY, ENERGY TOWER 3, HOUSTON TX 77079
Ugo Prechner officer: VP Controller 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056

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