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Lennox International (Lennox International) Interest Coverage

: 11.38 (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. Lennox International's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $178 Mil. Lennox International's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-16 Mil. Lennox International's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 11.38. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LII' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.2   Med: 15.69   Max: 22.73
Current: 15.06


LII's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
63.58% of 1263 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.1 vs LII: 15.06

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


Lennox International Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lennox International'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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Lennox International 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 10.20 16.38 22.73 16.55 15.07

Lennox International 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 9.55 9.85 18.44 22.27 11.38

Competitive Comparison

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Lennox International'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.


Lennox International Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Lennox International's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lennox International 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.

Lennox International'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, Lennox International's Interest Expense was $-56 Mil. Its Operating Income was $844 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,308 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*843.9/-56
=15.07

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Lennox International's Interest Expense was $-16 Mil. Its Operating Income was $178 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,308 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*177.5/-15.6
=11.38

* 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.


Lennox International  (NYSE:LII) 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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Lennox International (Lennox International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2140 Lake Park Boulevard, Richardson, TX, USA, 75080
Lennox International manufactures and distributes heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration products to replacement (75% of sales) and new construction (25% of sales) markets. In fiscal 2022, residential HVAC was 68% of sales, commercial HVAC was 19%, and refrigeration accounted for the remaining 13% of sales. The company goes to market with multiple brands, but Lennox is the company's flagship HVAC brand. The Texas-based company will be focused on North America after the sale of its European HVAC and refrigeration businesses in late 2023.
Executives
Gary S Bedard officer: President and COO, WWR 2140 LAKE PARK BLVD, RICHARDSON TX 75080
Joseph Nassab officer: EVP, President/COO Commercial 2140 LAKE PARK BLVD, RICHARDSON TX 75080
Prakash Bedapudi officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer 2140 LAKE PARK BLVD, RICHARDSON TX 75080
Joseph William Reitmeier officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 2140 LAKE PARK BLVD., RICHARDSON TX 75080
Chris Kosel officer: VP-Corp Controller and CAO 2140 LAKE PARK BLVD., RICHARDSON TX 75080
Daniel M Sessa officer: EVP, Chief HR Officer 2140 LAKE PARK BLVD., RICHARDSON TX 75080
John D Torres officer: EVP, Chief Legal Officer 2140 LAKE PARK BLVD., RICHARDSON TX 75080
Todd J Teske director
Sherry Buck director PO BOX 10060, TOLEDO OH 436990060
Elliot S Zimmer officer: EVP, President/COO Commercial 2140 LAKE PARK BLVD., RICHARDSON TX 75080
Alok Maskara officer: CEO 2140 LAKE PARK BLVD, RICHARDSON TX 75080
Todd M Bluedorn director, officer: Chairman and CEO 2140 LAKE PARK BLVD., RICHARDSON TX 75080
Shane D Wall director 2140 LAKE PARK BLVD., RICHARDSON TX 75080
Karen H Quintos director ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682
Janet Katherine Cooper director 8111 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH, BLOOMINGTON MN 55420