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Baker Hughes Co (Baker Hughes Co) Interest Coverage

: 18.07 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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 Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Baker Hughes Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $813 Mil. Baker Hughes Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-45 Mil. Baker Hughes Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 18.07. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BKR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.01   Med: 6.75   Max: 19.83
Current: 12.22


BKR's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
64.09% of 763 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.67 vs BKR: 12.22

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


Baker Hughes Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baker Hughes 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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Baker Hughes Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.75 3.01 5.28 7.50 12.22

Baker Hughes Co 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 10.81 7.72 10.62 14.61 18.07

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Baker Hughes 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.


Baker Hughes Co Interest Coverage Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Baker Hughes Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Baker Hughes 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.

Baker Hughes 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, Baker Hughes Co's Interest Expense was $-216 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2,640 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,873 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2640/-216
=12.22

Baker Hughes Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Baker Hughes Co's Interest Expense was $-45 Mil. Its Operating Income was $813 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,873 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*813/-45
=18.07

* 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.


Baker Hughes Co  (NAS:BKR) 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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Baker Hughes Co (Baker Hughes Co) Business Description

Address
17021 Aldine Westfield Road, Houston, TX, USA, 77073-5101
Baker Hughes is a global leader in oilfield services and oilfield equipment, with particularly strong presences in the artificial lift, specialty chemicals, and completions markets. It maintains modest exposure to offshore oil and gas production. The other half of its business focuses on industrial power generation, process solutions, and industrial asset management, with high exposure to the liquid natural gas market specifically, as well as broader industrials end markets.
Executives
Maria C Borras officer: EVP, Oilfield Services & Equip 2929 ALLEN PARKWAY, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77019
Regina Jones officer: Chief Legal Officer 7102 COMMERCE WAY, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Lorenzo Simonelli director, officer: Chairman, President and CEO 17021 ALDINE WESTFIELD ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77073
James E Apostolides officer: SVP, Enterprise Op Excellence 17021 ALDINE WESTFIELD RD, HOUSTON TX 77073
Rebecca L Charlton officer: SVP, Controller & CAO 17021 ALDINE WESTFIELD ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77073
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John G Rice director GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 41 FARNSWORTH STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
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Gregory D Brenneman director
Kurt Camilleri officer: SVP/Controller/Chief Acctg Off 17021 ALDINE WESTFIELD ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77073
Sreeganesh Ramaswamy officer: EVP, Industrial & Energy Tech 5757 N. GREEN BAY AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53209