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GlobalSCAPE (GlobalSCAPE) Interest Coverage : 6.53 (As of Jun. 2020)


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What is GlobalSCAPE 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. GlobalSCAPE's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2020 was $4.10 Mil. GlobalSCAPE's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2020 was $-0.63 Mil. GlobalSCAPE's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was 6.53. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


GSB's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 29.37
* 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.


GlobalSCAPE Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for GlobalSCAPE'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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GlobalSCAPE Interest Coverage Chart

GlobalSCAPE Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,577.25 No Debt No Debt No Debt 38.30

GlobalSCAPE Quarterly Data
Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20
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 N/A N/A 10.18 4.66 6.53

Competitive Comparison of GlobalSCAPE's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, GlobalSCAPE'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.


GlobalSCAPE's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



GlobalSCAPE 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.

GlobalSCAPE's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019, GlobalSCAPE's Interest Expense was $-0.41 Mil. Its Operating Income was $15.51 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $45.65 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2019 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2019 )
=-1*15.512/-0.405
=38.30

GlobalSCAPE's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2020, GlobalSCAPE's Interest Expense was $-0.63 Mil. Its Operating Income was $4.10 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $42.06 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2020 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2020 )
=-1*4.098/-0.628
=6.53

* 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.


GlobalSCAPE  (AMEX:GSB) 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 .


GlobalSCAPE Interest Coverage Related Terms

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GlobalSCAPE (GlobalSCAPE) Business Description

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Address
4500 Lockhill-Selma, Suite 150, San Antonio, TX, USA, 78249
GlobalSCAPE Inc is a US-based company involved in the business of development and sale of computer software that provides secure information exchange, data transfer and sharing capabilities for enterprises and consumers. Its primary business is selling and supporting managed file transfer (MFT) software for enterprises based on the Enhanced File Transfer (EFT) platform.
Executives
Mark C Hood officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC., 11000 N. MOPAC EXPRESSWAY #150, AUSTIN TX 78759
David L Mann director 4500 LOCKHILL SELMA, SUITE 150 SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
David Christopher Mello officer: EVP of Technical Services 4500 LOCKHILL SELMA STE 150 SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
Karen J. Young officer: Chief Financial Officer 12211 HART CREST SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
Thomas Enfield Hicks director 1803 CENTURY OAK TRAIL SAN ANTONIO TX 78232
Michael Patrick Canavan officer: EVP of Sales & Marketing 4500 LOCKHILL-SELMA, SUITE 150 SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
Covenant Rha Partners, L.p. 10 percent owner 8214 WESTCHESTER DRIVE, SUITE 650, DALLAS TX 75225
C Clark Webb director, 10 percent owner 8214 WESTCHESTER DRIVE, SUITE 950, DALLAS TX 75225
Robert H Alpert director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 8214 WESTCHESTER DRIVE, SUITE 950, DALLAS TX 75225
Ccw/law Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner 8214 WESTCHESTER DRIVE, SUITE 950, DALLAS TX 75225
210/gsb Acquisition Partners, Llc 10 percent owner 8214 WESTCHESTER DRIVE SUITE 950 DALLAS TX 75225
210 Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 8214 WESTCHESTER DRIVE, SUITE 950, DALLAS TX 75225
Rha Investments, Inc. 10 percent owner 8214 WESTCHESTER DRIVE, SUITE 950, DALLAS TX 75225
Frank M Morgan director 4500 LOCKHILL SELMA, SUITE 150 SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
Matthew Craig Goulet director, officer: President and CEO 4500 LOCKHILL-SELMA SUITE 150 SAN ANTONIO TX 78254