Metrics glossary · Balance sheet
Interest coverage ratio (Interest cover)
How many times operating profit pays the year's interest.
How Tickdelta computes it
Operating income ÷ interest expense
From the latest 10-K's fiscal year.
Blank when the company reports no interest expense.
Where the numbers come from
| Input | XBRL line items, in the order tried |
|---|---|
| Operating income |
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| Interest expense |
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The first line item the filing reports is used. On a company page, hover or tap the number to see which one it was and the filing it came from; click it to open that filing at SEC.
More in Balance sheet
Cash
Cash and money-market type holdings the company can use right away.
Total debt
Borrowed money the company owes: bonds, loans and commercial paper.
Net debt
Debt minus cash. Negative means more cash than debt.
Equity
Assets minus liabilities: what the balance sheet says belongs to shareholders.
Assets
Everything the company owns or is owed, at balance-sheet value.
Debt/Equity
Borrowed money for each dollar of shareholders' money.
Current ratio
What the company owns that turns into cash within a year, against what it must pay within a year.
Quick ratio
The current ratio without inventory, which may take longest to turn into cash.
Net debt / EBITDA
How many years of operating earnings (before depreciation) it would take to pay off the net debt.
Debt / capital
The share of the money in the business that was borrowed.
Long-term debt / equity
Long-term borrowings for each dollar of shareholders' money.
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