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Encompass Health (Encompass Health) Interest Coverage

: 5.44 (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. Encompass Health's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $190 Mil. Encompass Health's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-35 Mil. Encompass Health's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.44. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

EHC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.89   Med: 4.11   Max: 5.1
Current: 5.1


EHC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
60.7% of 402 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 9.17 vs EHC: 5.10

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


Encompass Health Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Encompass Health'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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Encompass Health 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 4.34 2.89 4.01 3.59 5.10

Encompass Health 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 4.79 4.91 5.07 5.00 5.44

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Encompass Health'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.


Encompass Health Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Encompass Health 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.

Encompass Health'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, Encompass Health's Interest Expense was $-144 Mil. Its Operating Income was $732 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,884 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*731.8/-143.5
=5.10

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Encompass Health's Interest Expense was $-35 Mil. Its Operating Income was $190 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,884 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*189.9/-34.9
=5.44

* 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.


Encompass Health  (NYSE:EHC) 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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Encompass Health (Encompass Health) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9001 Liberty Parkway, Birmingham, AL, USA, 35242
Encompass Health Corp provides post-acute healthcare services in the United States through a network of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals. Inpatient rehabilitation contributes the majority of the firm's revenue and provides specialized rehabilitative treatment through a network of inpatient hospitals. These hospitals are concentrated in the eastern half of the United States and Texas.
Executives
Douglas E Coltharp officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O UNDER ARMOUR, INC., 1020 HULL STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21230
Elissa Joy Charbonneau officer: Chief Medical Officer 24 HAWTHORNE CIRCLE, YARMOUTH ME 04096
Mark J Tarr officer: Executive VP Operations C/O ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORPORATION, 9001 LIBERTY PARKWAY, BIRMINGHAM AL 35242
Greg D Carmichael director
Kevin J. O'connor director 13995 PASTEUR BOULEVARD, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33418
Terrance Williams director 7184 BIDDICK, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Christopher R Reidy director ONE ADP BLVD, ROSELAND NJ 07068
Andrew L Price officer: Interim Chief Accting Officer 3660 GRANDVIEW PARKWAY, SUITE 200, BIRMINGHAM AL 35243
Barbara Ann Jacobsmeyer officer: EVP, Operations 2122 ACTON PARK WAY, BIRMINGHAM AL 35243
Donald L Correll director C/O INTERCHANGE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP, PARK 80 W PLAZA TWO, SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663
Anthony April Kaye Bullock officer: CEO and President, Encompass 3606 PRINCETON AVENUE, DALLAS TX 75205
Higdon Leo I Jr director 1700 LINCOLN STREET, 28TH FLOOR, DENVER CO 80203
Patricia Anne Maryland director 7342 HORIZON DRIVE, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33412
Yvonne M Curl director C/O ENHABIT, INC., 6688 N. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1300, DALLAS TX 75206
Cheryl B. Levy officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 3137 BROOK HIGHLAND DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35242