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Analysis of Debt
Difficulty: Advanced
Total Debt (Carrying Amount)
International Business Machines Corp., Statement of Financial Position, Debt
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Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-28), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-23), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-24), 10-K (filing date: 2014-02-25).
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| Total debt (carrying amount) | Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt plus capital lease obligations. | International Business Machines Corp.’s total debt increased from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017. |
Total Debt (Fair Value)
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Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-27).
Weighted-average Interest Rate on Debt
Post-swap weighted-average interest rate on debt:
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Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-27).
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2 Weighted-average interest rate = 100 × ÷ =
Interest Costs Incurred
International Business Machines Corp.
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Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-28), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-23), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-24), 10-K (filing date: 2014-02-25).
| Item | Description | The company |
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| Interest expense | Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt. | International Business Machines Corp.’s interest expense increased from 2015 to 2016 but then slightly declined from 2016 to 2017. |
| Interest capitalized | Amount of interest costs capitalized disclosed as an adjusting item to interest costs incurred. | International Business Machines Corp.’s interest capitalized increased from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017. |
| Total interest paid and accrued | Total interest costs incurred during the period and either capitalized or charged against earnings. | International Business Machines Corp.’s total interest paid and accrued increased from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017. |
Adjusted Interest Coverage Ratio
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-27), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-28), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-23), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-24), 10-K (filing date: 2014-02-25).
2017 Calculations
1 Interest coverage ratio (excluding capitalized interest) = EBIT ÷ Interest expense
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2 Adjusted interest coverage ratio (including capitalized interest) = EBIT ÷ Total interest paid and accrued
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| Ratio | Description | The company |
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| Adjusted interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments (including capitalized interest). | International Business Machines Corp.’s adjusted interest coverage ratio deteriorated from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017. |