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8x8 (EGHT) Interest Coverage : 0.16 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is 8x8 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. 8x8's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.6 Mil. 8x8's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-10.0 Mil. 8x8's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.16. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for 8x8's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


EGHT'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.


8x8 Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for 8x8'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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8x8 Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of 8x8's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, 8x8'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.


8x8's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, 8x8's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 8x8's Interest Coverage falls into.



8x8 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.

8x8's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, 8x8's Interest Expense was $-27.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-66.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $494.4 Mil.

8x8 did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

8x8's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, 8x8's Interest Expense was $-10.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $468.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1.643/-10.035
=0.16

* 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.


8x8  (NAS:EGHT) 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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8x8 (EGHT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
675 Creekside Way, Campbell, CA, USA, 95008
8x8 Inc provides contact-center-as-a-service and unified-communications-as-a-service software applications to approximately 2.5 million users. The company's unified platform enables omnichannel communication to assist employees in communicating across voice, video, text, chat, and contact centers. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.
Executives
Kevin Kraus officer: Interim Chief Financial Off. C/O 8X8 INC 675 CREEKSIDE WAY, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Suzy M Seandel officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O 8X8 INC. 675 CREEKSIDE WAY, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Samuel C. Wilson officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O 8X8 INC, 675 CREEKSIDE WAY, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Laurence Denny officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O 8X8 INC 675 CREEKSIDE WAY, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Hunter Middleton officer: Chief Product Officer C/O 8X8 INC 675 CREEKSIDE WAY, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Elizabeth Harriet Theophille director 26 FURFELDERSTRASSE, RIEHEN V8 4125
Daniel Patrick Gibson 10 percent owner 400 FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH, SUITE 1200, SEATTLE WA 98109
Sylebra Capital Ltd 10 percent owner 28 HENNESSY ROAD, 20TH FLOOR, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG K3 00000
Eric Salzman director C/O 8X8 INC., 675 CREEKSIDE WAY, CAMPCALL CA 95008
Matthew Zinn officer: SVP-GC,Secretary and CPO 2160 GOLD STREET, ALVISO CA 95002
David Sipes officer: Chief Executive Officer 1400 FASHION ISLAND BLVD.,, SUITE 7TH FLOOR, SAN MATEO CA 94404
Stephanie Garcia officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O 8X8 INC 675 CREEKSIDE WAY, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Dejan Deklich officer: Chief Product Officer 2125 O'NEL DR., SAN JOSE CA 95131
Germaine Cota officer: Chief Accting Off./Treasurer 675 CREEKSIDE DRIVE, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Bryan R Martin director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O 8X8 INC, 3151 JAY STREET, SANTA CLARA CA 95054