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Tetra Tech (Tetra Tech) Interest Coverage : 11.60 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Tetra Tech 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. Tetra Tech's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $111 Mil. Tetra Tech's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-10 Mil. Tetra Tech's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 11.60. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TTEK' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.67   Med: 13.94   Max: 25.5
Current: 7.67


TTEK's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
51.27% of 1260 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.125 vs TTEK: 7.67

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


Tetra Tech Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tetra Tech'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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Tetra Tech Interest Coverage Chart

Tetra Tech Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.54 16.71 21.61 25.50 8.01

Tetra Tech 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 18.01 6.64 6.71 7.15 11.60

Competitive Comparison of Tetra Tech's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Tetra Tech'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.


Tetra Tech's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Tetra Tech's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Tetra Tech 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.

Tetra Tech's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Tetra Tech's Interest Expense was $-52 Mil. Its Operating Income was $420 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,024 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*419.922/-52.435
=8.01

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Tetra Tech's Interest Expense was $-10 Mil. Its Operating Income was $111 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,085 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*111.081/-9.577
=11.60

* 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.


Tetra Tech  (NAS:TTEK) 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 .


Tetra Tech Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Tetra Tech (Tetra Tech) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3475 East Foothill Boulevard, Pasadena, CA, USA, 91107
Tetra Tech Inc provides consulting and engineering services for environmental, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development markets. It specializes in providing water-related services for public and private clients. It designs infrastructure, facilities, and other structures with complex plans and resource management. Tetra Tech has two reportable segments. Its Government Services Group (GSG) reportable segment primarily includes activities with U.S. government clients (federal, state and local) and activities with development agencies worldwide. Commercial/International Services Group (CIG) reportable segment primarily includes activities with U.S. commercial clients and international clients other than development agencies.
Executives
Brian N Carter officer: SVP, CORPORATE CONTROLLER 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Kirsten M Volpi director TETRA TECH, INC., 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Dan L Batrack director, officer: CHAIRMAN AND CEO TETRA TECH, INC., 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Jill Hudkins officer: President 3475 E. FOOTHILL BLVD., PASADENA CA 91107
Roger R Argus officer: SVP, Gov't Svcs. Group TETRA TECH, INC., 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Preston Iii Hopson officer: SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL 3475 E FOOTHILL BLVD, PASADENA CA 91107
J Kenneth Thompson director ALASKA AIR GROUP, 19300 PACIFIC HIGHWAY SOUTH, SEATTLE WA 98188
Kimberly E Ritrievi director TETRA TECH, INC, 3475 E. FOOTHILL BLVD., PASADENA CA 91107
Steven M Burdick officer: EVP, CFO TETRA TECH, INC., 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Christiana Obiaya director 130 W UNION STREET, PASADENA CA 91103
J Christopher Lewis director TETRA TECH, INC, 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Prashant Gandhi director 3475 E. FOOTHILL BLVD., PASADENA CA 91107
William R Brownlie officer: SVP, CHIEF ENGINEER 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Patrick C Haden director 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Brendan M. O'rourke officer: SVP, Enterprise Risk Mgmt. 3475 E FOOTHILL BLVD, PASADENA CA 91107