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World Kinect (World Kinect) Interest Coverage

: 0.73 (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. World Kinect's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $24 Mil. World Kinect's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-33 Mil. World Kinect's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.73. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

WKC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.75   Med: 3.64   Max: 8.87
Current: 1.75


WKC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
85.11% of 759 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.72 vs WKC: 1.75

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


World Kinect Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for World Kinect'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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World Kinect 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 3.99 3.58 3.26 2.33 1.76

World Kinect 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 2.09 1.80 2.17 2.32 0.73

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, World Kinect'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.


World Kinect Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, World Kinect's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



World Kinect 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.

World Kinect'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, World Kinect's Interest Expense was $-136 Mil. Its Operating Income was $238 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $809 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*237.9/-135.5
=1.76

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, World Kinect's Interest Expense was $-33 Mil. Its Operating Income was $24 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $809 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*24.3/-33.2
=0.73

* 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.


World Kinect  (NYSE:WKC) 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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World Kinect (World Kinect) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9800 Northwest 41st Street, Miami, FL, USA, 33178
World Kinect Corp is a global energy management company involved in providing supply fulfillment, energy procurement advisory services, and transaction and payment management solutions to commercial and industrial customers worldwide. It sells and delivers liquid fuels, natural gas, electricity, renewable energy, and other sustainability solutions.
Executives
Jill Smart director C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Ken Bakshi director 63 STONEBRIDGE ROAD, MONTCLAIR NJ 07042
Michael Crosby officer: EVP, Global Land 9800 N.W. 41ST STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Jose-miguel Tejada officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION, 9800 NW 41ST STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
John L Manley director 15211 MEDICI WAY, NAPLES FL 34110
John Peter Rau officer: EVP, Global Aviation & Marine 9800 N.W. 41ST STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Robert Alexander Lake officer: EVP, Chf. Legal Officer, CoSec C/O WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION, 9800 N.W. 41ST STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Jorge L. Benitez director 5201 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, SUITE 250, MIAMI FL 33126
Paul H Stebbins director, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORP, 9800 N.W. 41ST STREET, SUITE 400, MIAMI FL 33178
Sharda Cherwoo director 160 WEST 66TH STREET, APT. 45F, NEW YORK NY 10023
Michael J Kasbar director, officer: President & COO C/ O WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORP, 9800 N.W. 41ST STREET, SUITE 400, MIAMI FL 33178
Richard A Kassar director C/O WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORP., 9800 N.W. 41ST STREET, SUITE 400, MIAMI FL 33178
J Thomas Presby director 198 KEELER ROAD, BRIDGEWATER CT 06752
Stephen K Roddenberry director C/O AKERMAN LLP, 98 SOUTHEAST SEVENTH STREET, MIAMI FL 33131
Jeffrey Paul Smith officer: EVP and COO C/O WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION, 9800 N.W. 41ST STREET, MIAMI FL 33178