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Columbus McKinnon (Columbus McKinnon) Interest Coverage : 2.70 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Columbus McKinnon 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. Columbus McKinnon's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $27 Mil. Columbus McKinnon's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-10 Mil. Columbus McKinnon's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.70. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CMCO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.27   Med: 3.85   Max: 6.32
Current: 2.99


CMCO's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
81.37% of 161 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 9.69 vs CMCO: 2.99

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


Columbus McKinnon Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Columbus McKinnon'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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Columbus McKinnon Interest Coverage Chart

Columbus McKinnon Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.55 6.32 3.50 3.67 3.50

Columbus McKinnon 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 2.76 3.58 2.49 3.27 2.70

Competitive Comparison of Columbus McKinnon's Interest Coverage

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Columbus McKinnon'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.


Columbus McKinnon's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Columbus McKinnon's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Columbus McKinnon 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.

Columbus McKinnon's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Columbus McKinnon's Interest Expense was $-28 Mil. Its Operating Income was $98 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $478 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*97.841/-27.942
=3.50

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Columbus McKinnon's Interest Expense was $-10 Mil. Its Operating Income was $27 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $499 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*26.912/-9.952
=2.70

* 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.


Columbus McKinnon  (NAS:CMCO) 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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Columbus McKinnon (Columbus McKinnon) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
205 Crosspoint Parkway, Buffalo, NY, USA, 14068
Columbus McKinnon Corp is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of intelligent motion solutions, including motion control products, technologies, automated systems and services, that efficiently and ergonomically move, lift, position and secure materials. Its key products include hoists, crane components, precision conveyors, actuators, rigging tools, light rail workstations, and digital power and motion control systems. The company's targeted market verticals include general industries, mobile industries, energy and utilities, process industries, industrial automation, construction and infrastructure, food processing, entertainment, life sciences, consumer packaged goods and e-commerce/supply chain/warehousing.
Executives
Rebecca Yeung director 205 CROSSPOINT PARKWAY, GETZVILLE NY 14068
Jon Adams officer: Interim VP Crane Solutions 205 CROSSPOINT PARKWAY, GETZVILLE NY 14068
Kurt F Wozniak officer: VP - Latin America 205 CROSSPOINT PARKWAY, GETZVILLE NY 14068
Gerard G Colella director 6 SHATTUCK RD, ANDOVER MA 01810
Chad R Abraham director 800 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Mark R Paradowski officer: VP - Information Services 205 CROSSPOINT PARKWAY, GETZVILLE NY 14068
Alan S Korman officer: VP, Gen'l Counsel & Secretary 205 CROSSPOINT PARKWAY, GETZVILLE NY 14068
Gregory P Rustowicz officer: VP - Finance and CFO 205 CROSSPOINT PARKWAY, GETZVILLE NY 14068
Peter M Mccormick officer: VP-CraneSolutions 205 CROSSPOINT PARKWAY, GETZVILLE NY 14068
Adrienne Williams officer: Vice President & CHRO 205 CROSSPOINT PARKWAY, GETZVILLE NY 14068
Terry Schadeberg officer: President Dorner Mfg. Corp. 205 CROSSPOINT PARKWAY, GETZVILLE NY 14068
Michael Dastoor director C/O JABIL CIRCUIT, INC., 10560 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ST. N., ST. PETERSBURG FL 33716-3718
Mario Y. Ramos officer: VP Global Product Development 205 CROSSPOINT PARKWAY, GETZVILLE NY 14068
Jeanne Beliveau-dunn director C/O XYLEM INC., 1 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, RYE BROOK NY 10573
David J. Wilson director, officer: President & CEO 13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277