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Bridgeline Digital (STU:BL43) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Bridgeline Digital 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. Bridgeline Digital's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-0.57 Mil. Bridgeline Digital's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €0.00 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


STU:BL43's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 28.905
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Bridgeline Digital Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bridgeline Digital'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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Bridgeline Digital Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Bridgeline Digital's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Bridgeline Digital'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.


Bridgeline Digital's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Bridgeline Digital's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bridgeline Digital 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.

Bridgeline Digital's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Bridgeline Digital's Interest Expense was €-0.18 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-2.12 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.63 Mil.

Bridgeline Digital did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Bridgeline Digital's Interest Expense was €0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-0.57 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.51 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Bridgeline Digital's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


Bridgeline Digital  (STU:BL43) 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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Bridgeline Digital (STU:BL43) Business Description

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Address
100 Sylvan Road, Suite G700, Woburn, MA, USA, 01801
Bridgeline Digital Inc is a marketing technology company that offers a suite of products that help companies grow online revenue by driving more traffic to their websites, converting more visitors to purchasers, and increasing average order value. It helps to maximize the performance of critical websites, intranets, and online stores. The company generates revenue from digital engagement services, subscription, perpetual licenses, maintenance, and hosting. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.

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