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ARI Network Services (ARI Network Services) Interest Coverage : 7.44 (As of Apr. 2017)


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What is ARI Network Services 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. ARI Network Services's Operating Income for the three months ended in Apr. 2017 was $1.49 Mil. ARI Network Services's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Apr. 2017 was $-0.20 Mil. ARI Network Services's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2017 was 7.44. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


ARIS'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.


ARI Network Services Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ARI Network Services'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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ARI Network Services Interest Coverage Chart

ARI Network Services Annual Data
Trend Jul07 Jul08 Jul09 Jul10 Jul11 Jul12 Jul13 Jul14 Jul15 Jul16
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.51 - 1.24 4.98 7.70

ARI Network Services Quarterly Data
Jul12 Oct12 Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14 Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15 Jan16 Apr16 Jul16 Oct16 Jan17 Apr17
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 7.81 8.56 7.11 3.08 7.44

Competitive Comparison of ARI Network Services's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, ARI Network Services'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.


ARI Network Services's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where ARI Network Services's Interest Coverage falls into.



ARI Network Services 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.

ARI Network Services's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2016 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2016, ARI Network Services's Interest Expense was $-0.46 Mil. Its Operating Income was $3.54 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.72 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jul. 2016 )/Interest Expense (A: Jul. 2016 )
=-1*3.544/-0.46
=7.70

ARI Network Services's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2017 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Apr. 2017, ARI Network Services's Interest Expense was $-0.20 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1.49 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12.62 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Apr. 2017 )/Interest Expense (Q: Apr. 2017 )
=-1*1.487/-0.2
=7.44

* 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.


ARI Network Services  (NAS:ARIS) 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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ARI Network Services (ARI Network Services) Business Description

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ARI Network Services Inc was incorporated in Wisconsin in 1981. The Company creates software-as-a-service and data-as-a-service solutions that help equipment manufacturers, distributors and dealers in selected vertical markets Sell More Stuff!TM online and in-store. Its SaaS and DaaS solutions include eCommerce-enabled websites, which provide a web presence for dealers and serve as a platform for driving leads and eCommerce sales, eCatalogs, which drive sales of inventory and PG&A both online and within the dealership, and lead management software designed to increase sales for dealers through more efficient management and improved closure of leads. Its SaaS and DaaS solutions are sold through its internal sales force and are comprised of recurring hosting, license and eCatalog subscriptions. Customers typically sign annual, auto-renewing contracts. Its eCommerce-enabled websites provide consumers with information about a dealership and its product lines and allow consumers to obtain information on whole goods and purchase PG&A through the dealers website 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Its website solutions are tailored to each of the vertical markets it serves and tightly integrated with its electronic library of inventory and PG&A content. The Company also offers a mobile solution that allows dealers websites to be fully functional on smart mobile phones. Its eCatalog solutions, which encompass its PartSmart, PartSmart Web and PartStream products, leverage its library of electronic whole goods and PG&A content to allow distributors and dealers to view and interact with this information to efficiently support the sales and service of equipment. Its SaaS solution, Footsteps, is designed to efficiently manage and nurture generated leads, increasing conversion rates and ultimately revenues for its customers. It also offers solutions, which include search engine marketing, software and website customization services, website hosting, and document transfer and communication services. Competition for its products and services varies by product and by vertical market. In eCatalogs, it competes with Snap-on Business Solutions, which designs and delivers eCatalogs, accessory sales tools, and manufacturer network development services, mainly to the automotive, powersports, OPE, construction, agriculture and mining markets.
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