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Cerner (Cerner) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Mar. 2022)


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What is Cerner 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. Cerner's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2022 was $252 Mil. Cerner's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2022 was $0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


CERN's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 8.92
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Cerner Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cerner'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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Cerner Interest Coverage Chart

Cerner Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Interest Coverage
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Cerner Quarterly Data
Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22
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Competitive Comparison of Cerner's Interest Coverage

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Cerner'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.


Cerner's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Cerner's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cerner 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.

Cerner's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021, Cerner's Interest Expense was $-43 Mil. Its Operating Income was $708 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,611 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2021 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2021 )
=-1*708.276/-43.474
=16.29

Cerner's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2022, Cerner's Interest Expense was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $252 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,611 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Cerner's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


Cerner  (NAS:CERN) 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 .


Cerner Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Cerner (Cerner) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2800 Rock creek Parkway, North Kansas City, MO, USA, 64117
Cerner is a leading supplier of healthcare information technology solutions and tech-enabled services. The company is a long-standing market leader in the electronic health record industry, and along with rival Epic Systems corners a majority of the market for acute care EHR within health systems. The company is guided by the mission of the founding partners to provide seamless medical records across all healthcare providers to improve outcomes. Beyond medical records, the company offers a wide range of technology that supports the clinical, financial, and operational needs of healthcare facilities.
Executives
Michael R. Battaglioli officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117
Tracy L Platt officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117
Nasim Afsarmanesh officer: EVP & Chief Health Officer 2800 ROCK CREEK PARKWAY NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117
David T Feinberg director, officer: President and CEO 1299 OCEAN AVENUE, SUITE 1000, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Daniel Devers officer: EVP & Chief Legal Officer 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117
Mark J Erceg officer: Exec. VP & CFO 248 E. SKYLINE DRIVE, WASHINGTON UT 84780
William D Zollars director 10777 BARKLEY, PO BOX 7563, OVERLAND PARK KS 66207-0563
Travis Dalton officer: EVP & Chief Client & Serv. Off 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117
John Peterzalek other: President, Cerner South East
Elder Granger director 5176 S. LEWISTON WAY, CENTENNIAL CO 80015
George Andrew Riedel director C/O NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION, 8200 DIXIE ROAD, SUITE 100, BRAMPTON A6 L6T 5P6
Bisbee Gerald E Jr director C/O CERNER CORP 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY KANSAS CITY MO 64117-2551
Linda M Dillman director 5221 PRESTWICK NORTH CIRCLE FAYETTEVILLE AR 72704
David Brent Shafer director 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY, NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117
Donald Trigg officer: SVP 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117

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