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GATX (GATX) Interest Coverage : 1.35 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is GATX 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. GATX's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $98 Mil. GATX's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-73 Mil. GATX's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.35. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. GATX Corp interest coverage is 1.47, which is low.

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

GATX' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.46   Med: 1.66   Max: 2.52
Current: 1.47


GATX's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
92.04% of 791 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.38 vs GATX: 1.47

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


GATX Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for GATX'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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GATX Interest Coverage Chart

GATX Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.56 1.51 1.46 1.59 1.47

GATX Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 1.56 1.57 1.48 1.51 1.35

Competitive Comparison of GATX's Interest Coverage

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, GATX'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.


GATX's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, GATX's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



GATX 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.

GATX'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, GATX's Interest Expense was $-263 Mil. Its Operating Income was $388 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7,615 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*388/-263.4
=1.47

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, GATX's Interest Expense was $-73 Mil. Its Operating Income was $98 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7,615 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*97.8/-72.6
=1.35

* 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.


GATX  (NYSE:GATX) 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 .


GATX Interest Coverage Related Terms

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GATX (GATX) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606-7147
GATX Corp is a provider of railcar leasing and maintenance services. GATX operates four business segments: rail North America, rail international, and portfolio management. The rail business offers railcar leasing and maintenance, as well as asset-related, financial, and management services. The company owns and leases fleets in North America, Europe, and Asia, which consist of tank and freight railcars. Industries served to include refining and petroleum, chemicals and plastics, railroads and other transportation, mining, and food and agriculture.
Executives
John Sbragia officer: SVP, Engineering and Quality 233 S. WACKER DR., CHICAGO IL 60606
Kevin Hillesland officer: SVP, Structured Finance 233 S. WACKER DR., CHICAGO IL 60606
Geoffrey Phillips officer: Sr. VP, Operations 233 S. WACKER DR., CHICAGO IL 60606
Shelley J Bausch director 15710 JOHN F. KENNEDY BLVD., SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77032
Aken Jennifer Van officer: SVP, Treas. & Chief Risk Off. GATX CORPORATION, 233 S. WACKER DR., CHICAGO IL 60606
Jennifer Mcmanus officer: Sr. VP & Controller C/O GATX CORPORATION, 233 S. WACKER DR., CHICAGO IL 60606
Paul F Titterton officer: VP & Chief Commercial Officer 222 W. ADAMS ST., CHICAGO IL 60606
Robert C Lyons officer: VP - Investor Relations 500 WEST MONROE ST, CHICAGO IL 60661
Jeffery R. Young officer: Vice President, Tax 222 W. ADAMS ST., CHICAGO IL 60606
Thomas A. Ellman officer: EVP & Pres., Rail N. America 222 W. ADAMS ST., CHICAGO IL 60606
Brian L Glassberg officer: EVP, General Counsel & Secy. GATX CORPORATION, 233 S. WACKER DR., CHICAGO IL 60606
Deborah A Golden officer: Sr. VP, Gen. Couns. & Sec'y 500 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Brian A Kenney director, officer: Chairman, President and CEO GATX CORP, 500 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Necati Gokce Tezel officer: Sr. VP and Pres., Rail Intl. 222 W. ADAMS ST., CHICAGO IL 60606
Robert Zmudka officer: Sr. VP & Chief Comm. Off. 222 W. ADAMS ST., CHICAGO IL 60606

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