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Positivo Tecnologia (BSP:POSI3) Interest Coverage : 2.25 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Positivo Tecnologia 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. Positivo Tecnologia's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$100 Mil. Positivo Tecnologia's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was R$-44 Mil. Positivo Tecnologia's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.25. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BSP:POSI3' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.56   Med: 1.46   Max: 4.33
Current: 2.49


BSP:POSI3's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
84.31% of 1568 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 12.79 vs BSP:POSI3: 2.49

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


Positivo Tecnologia Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Positivo Tecnologia'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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Positivo Tecnologia Interest Coverage Chart

Positivo Tecnologia 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 1.46 4.33 1.88 2.24 2.09

Positivo Tecnologia Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.99 1.36 1.87 4.58 2.25

Competitive Comparison of Positivo Tecnologia's Interest Coverage

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Positivo Tecnologia'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.


Positivo Tecnologia's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Positivo Tecnologia's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Positivo Tecnologia 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.

Positivo Tecnologia'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, Positivo Tecnologia's Interest Expense was R$-242 Mil. Its Operating Income was R$507 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$714 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*506.792/-242.458
=2.09

Positivo Tecnologia's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Positivo Tecnologia's Interest Expense was R$-44 Mil. Its Operating Income was R$100 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$711 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*99.995/-44.458
=2.25

* 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.


Positivo Tecnologia  (BSP:POSI3) 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 .


Positivo Tecnologia Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Positivo Tecnologia (BSP:POSI3) Business Description

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Rua Joao Bettega 5200, Bairro Cidade Industrial, Curitiba, PR, BRA, 81350-000
Positivo Tecnologia SA is a technology company based in Brazil. It is engaged in the industrialization, trading and development of projects in the IT area; industrialization, sale and lease of software and hardware; sale of IT equipment, pedagogic and school management application systems, technical pedagogical planning and support; representation, sales, training and support, technical assistance for equipment and technical, technological and scientific teaching systems in several areas and other related activities. It also manufactures and sells small and medium sized computers, portable computers, servers, tablets, monitors, electronic boards, computerized educational desks, mobile phones. The Company has three operating segments: Consumption, Public Institutions and Servers.

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