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Tidewater (Tidewater) Interest Coverage : 2.96 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Tidewater 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. Tidewater's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $60 Mil. Tidewater's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-20 Mil. Tidewater's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.96. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TDW' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.55   Med: 3.6   Max: 5.62
Current: 3.6


TDW's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
68.91% of 759 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.79 vs TDW: 3.60

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


Tidewater Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tidewater'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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Tidewater Interest Coverage Chart

Tidewater Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Tidewater 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 3.24 5.32 7.94 2.84 2.96

Competitive Comparison of Tidewater's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Tidewater'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.


Tidewater's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Tidewater 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.

Tidewater'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, Tidewater's Interest Expense was $-48 Mil. Its Operating Income was $175 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $631 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*174.604/-48.472
=3.60

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Tidewater's Interest Expense was $-20 Mil. Its Operating Income was $60 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $631 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*59.967/-20.263
=2.96

* 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.


Tidewater  (NYSE:TDW) 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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Tidewater (Tidewater) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
842 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 400, Houston, TX, USA, 77024
Tidewater Inc provides offshore service vessels and marine support services to the global offshore energy industry through the operation of a diversified fleet of marine service vessels. The company's vessels and associated vessel services provide support for all phases of offshore exploration, field development, and production. These services include towing of, and anchor handling for, mobile offshore drilling units; transporting supplies and remotely operated vehicle operations and a variety of specialized services. The company operates in the following principal geographical areas the Americas, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Europe/Mediterranean, and West Africa. The majority of its revenue is derived from West Africa.
Executives
Robert Robotti director 125 PARK AVENUE, SUITE 1607, NEW YORK NY 10017
David E Darling officer: EVP, COO & Chief HR Officer 6002 ROGERDALE ROAD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77072
Samuel R Rubio officer: EVP, CFO & CAO 10111 RICHMOND AVE., STE. 340, HOUSTON TX 77042
Louis Raspino director 1330 POST OAK BLVD, STE 2700, HOUSTON TX 77056
Lois K Zabrocky director 666 THIRD AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Melissa Cougle director 777 POST OAK BLVD., 7TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Darron M. Anderson director 10350 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 550, HOUSTON TX 77042
Quintin Kneen director, officer: Director, President & CEO 400 N. SAM HOUSTON PKWY E. #900, HOUSTON TX 77060
Daniel A. Hudson officer: EVP & General Counsel 6002 ROGERDALE ROAD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77072
Kenneth H Traub director
Larry T Rigdon director 914 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1805, HOUSTON TX 77002
Robert P. Tamburrino director C/O TIDEWATER INC., 6002 ROGERDALE ROAD, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77072
John T Rynd director, officer: President and CEO 11 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 2950, HOUSTON TX 77046
Randee E Day director 217 DEBRA LANE, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Dick Fagerstal director C/O SEACOR HOLDINGS INC., 460 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022

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