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Corteva (Corteva) Interest Coverage

: 2.66 (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. Corteva's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $165 Mil. Corteva's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-62 Mil. Corteva's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.66. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CTVA' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.54   Med: 9.06   Max: 43.9
Current: 9.32


CTVA's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
55.56% of 180 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 7.59 vs CTVA: 9.32

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


Corteva Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Corteva'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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Corteva Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.29 18.73 43.90 24.41 9.06

Corteva 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 1.25 29.39 16.59 - 2.66

Competitive Comparison

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Corteva'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.


Corteva Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Corteva's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Corteva 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.

Corteva'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, Corteva's Interest Expense was $-233 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2,110 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,291 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2110/-233
=9.06

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Corteva's Interest Expense was $-62 Mil. Its Operating Income was $165 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,291 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*165/-62
=2.66

* 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.


Corteva  (NYSE:CTVA) 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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Corteva (Corteva) Business Description

Address
974 Centre Road, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19805
Corteva is an agriculture pure play that was formed in 2019 when it was spun off from DowDuPont. The company is a leader in the development of new seed and crop chemicals products. Seeds and crop protection chemicals each make up around half of profits. Although Corteva operates globally, around half of revenue comes from North America.
Executives
Samuel R Eathington officer: SVP, Chief Technology Officer C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Robert D. King officer: EVP, Crop Protection Business C/O CORTEVA, INC., 9330 ZIONSVILLE ROAD, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46268
Timothy P Glenn officer: See Remarks C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Fuerer Cornel B director, officer: See Remarks C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
David J Anderson officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC, 101 COLUMBIA ROAD, MORRISTOWN NJ 09762
Charles V. Magro director, officer: CEO C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, CRP 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Audrey Grimm officer: See Remarks C/O CORTEVA, INC., 9330 ZIONSVILLE ROAD, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46268
Klaus A Engel director C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Meghan Cassidy officer: See Remarks C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Brian Titus officer: See Remarks C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Rajan Gajaria officer: See Remarks C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Janet Plaut Giesselman director 25435 HARVARD RD., BEACHWOOD OH 44122
Kerry J Preete director 800 NORTH LINDBERGH BLVD., ST. LOUIS MO 63167
David C Everitt director DEERE & COMPANY, ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE IL 61265
Karen H. Grimes director TOLL BROTHERS, INC., 1140 VIRGINIA DRIVE, FORT WASHINGTON PA 19034

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