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Texas Instruments (Texas Instruments) Interest Coverage

: 15.64 (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. Texas Instruments's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,533 Mil. Texas Instruments's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-98 Mil. Texas Instruments's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 15.64. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TXN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.77   Med: 49.17   Max: 82.21
Current: 20.77


TXN's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
50.16% of 620 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 20.44 vs TXN: 20.77

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


Texas Instruments Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Texas Instruments'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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Texas Instruments Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 35.15 32.19 49.76 48.58 20.77

Texas Instruments 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 37.07 28.44 22.16 19.31 15.64

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Texas Instruments'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.


Texas Instruments Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Texas Instruments's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Texas Instruments 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.

Texas Instruments'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, Texas Instruments's Interest Expense was $-353 Mil. Its Operating Income was $7,331 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10,624 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*7331/-353
=20.77

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Texas Instruments's Interest Expense was $-98 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,533 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10,624 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1533/-98
=15.64

* 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.


Texas Instruments  (NAS:TXN) 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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Texas Instruments (Texas Instruments) Business Description

Address
12500 TI Boulevard, Dallas, TX, USA, 75243
Dallas-based Texas Instruments generates over 95% of its revenue from semiconductors and the remainder from its well-known calculators. Texas Instruments is the world's largest maker of analog chips, which are used to process real-world signals such as sound and power. Texas Instruments also has a leading market share position in processors and microcontrollers used in a wide variety of electronics applications.
Executives
Ronald Kirk director TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, 12500 TI BOULEVARD MS 3999, DALLAS TX 75243
Carrie Smith Cox director SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION, 2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
Pamela H Patsley director 53 SOUTH AVENUE, BULINGTON MA 01803
Curtis C Farmer director 1717 MAIN STREET, MC 6404, DALLAS TX 75201
Ahmad Bahai officer: Sr. Vice President 2900 SEMICONDUCTOR DRIVE, M/S G1-1160, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Mark A Blinn director 5215 N. O'CONNOR BLVD., SUITE 2300, IRVING TX 75039
Janet F Clark director
Mark T. Roberts officer: Sr. Vice President 12500 TI BOULEVARD, DALLAS TX 75243
Kyle M Flessner officer: Sr. Vice President 12500 TI BOULEVARD, DALLAS TX 75243
Mark Gary officer: Sr. Vice President 12500 TI BOULEVARD, DALLAS TX 75243
Robert E Sanchez director 11690 N.W. 105TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Hagop H Kozanian officer: Sr. Vice President 12500 TI BOULEVARD, DALLAS TX 75243
Shanon J Leonard officer: Sr. Vice President 12500 TI BOULEVARD, DALLAS TX 75243
Amichai Ron officer: Sr. Vice President 12500 TI BOULEVARD, DALLAS TX 75243
Richard K Templeton director, officer: President & CEO 12500 TI BOULEVARD, DALLAS TX 75243

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