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Vertiv Holdings Co (Vertiv Holdings Co) Interest Coverage : 5.28 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Vertiv Holdings Co 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. Vertiv Holdings Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $206 Mil. Vertiv Holdings Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-39 Mil. Vertiv Holdings Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 5.28. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

VRT' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.55   Med: 5002.55   Max: No Debt
Current: 5.67


VRT's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
69.52% of 2293 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.56 vs VRT: 5.67

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


Vertiv Holdings Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vertiv Holdings 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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Vertiv Holdings Co Interest Coverage Chart

Vertiv Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial No Debt 2.23 3.02 1.55 5.09

Vertiv Holdings Co 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 3.13 4.74 5.86 6.83 5.28

Competitive Comparison of Vertiv Holdings Co's Interest Coverage

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Vertiv Holdings 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.


Vertiv Holdings Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Vertiv Holdings Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vertiv Holdings 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.

Vertiv Holdings 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, Vertiv Holdings Co's Interest Expense was $-180 Mil. Its Operating Income was $917 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,062 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*916.8/-180.1
=5.09

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Vertiv Holdings Co's Interest Expense was $-39 Mil. Its Operating Income was $206 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,069 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*206.1/-39
=5.28

* 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.


Vertiv Holdings Co  (NYSE:VRT) 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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Vertiv Holdings Co (Vertiv Holdings Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
505 N. Cleveland Ave., Westerville, OH, USA, 43082
Vertiv Holdings Co brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to ensure its customers' vital applications run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. The company solves the important challenges faced by data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Its services include critical power, thermal management, racks and enclosures, monitoring and management, and other services. Its three business segments include the Americas, Asia Pacific; and Europe, Middle East & Africa.
Executives
Vpe Holdings, Llc director, 10 percent owner 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Scott Cripps officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O VERTIV HOLDINGS CO, 1050 DEARBORN DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43085
Platinum Equity Partners Iii, Llc director C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Doherty Philip O' officer: Managing Director, E+I 1050 DEARBORN DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43085
Anders Karlborg officer: EVP, Man., Logistics and Op Ex 505 N. CLEVELAND AVE., WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Stephen Liang officer: President of Asia Pacific C/O VERTIV HOLDINGS CO, 1050 DEARBORN DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43085
Paul Ryan officer: Chief Procurement Officer 505 N. CLEVELAND AVE., WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Platinum Equity Partners Iv, L.p. director, 10 percent owner C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Platinum Equity Partners Iv, Llc director, 10 percent owner C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Lim Cheryl H.j. officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 1050 DEARBORN DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43085
Joseph J Deangelo director 3100 CUMBERLAND BOULEVARD, SUITE 1700, ATLANTA GA 30339
Jakki L. Haussler director 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Michael J. Kitson officer: Chief Procurement Officer 1050 DEARBORN DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43085
John F. Marion officer: EVP, Quality, VOS and Process 1050 DEARBORN DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43085
David Joseph Fallon officer: Chief Financial Officer 28213 VAN DYKE AVENUE, WARREN MI 48093