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HealthStream (HealthStream) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is HealthStream 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. HealthStream's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $5.7 Mil. HealthStream's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. HealthStream Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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


HSTM's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 8.92
* 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.


HealthStream Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for HealthStream'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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HealthStream Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of HealthStream's Interest Coverage

For the Health Information Services subindustry, HealthStream'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.


HealthStream's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, HealthStream's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



HealthStream 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.

HealthStream'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, HealthStream's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $16.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $20.2 Mil.

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

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, HealthStream's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $5.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $19.5 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate HealthStream'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.


HealthStream  (NAS:HSTM) 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 .


HealthStream Interest Coverage Related Terms

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HealthStream (HealthStream) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 11th Avenue North, Suite 1000, Nashville, TN, USA, 37203
HealthStream Inc provides workforce and provider solutions for healthcare organizations. Its reportable segments include Workforce Solutions and Provider Solutions. Workforce development solutions consist of SaaS, subscription-based products that are used by healthcare organizations. Its Provider Solutions products offer healthcare organizations software applications for administering and tracking provider credentialing, privileging, call center and enrollment activities. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the Workforce solutions segment.
Executives
Amir Alex Jahangir director 500 11TH AVENUE NORTH, SUITE 1000, NASHVILLE TN 37203
J Edward Pearson officer: Senior Vice President
Tate Deborah Taylor director 209 10TH AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 450, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Jeffrey L Mclaren director 209 10TH AVE SOUTH STE 450, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Michael Scott Mcquigg officer: Senior VP, hStream Solutions 209 10TH AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 450, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Terry Allison Rappuhn director P O BOX 58062, NASHVILLE TN 37205
Frank Gordon director 3102 WEST END AVE., SUITE 650, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Frist Robert A Jr 10 percent owner, officer: CEO 211 CRAIGHEAD AVE, NASHVILLE TN 37205
Scott Fenstermacher officer: Senior Vice President 500 11TH AVENUE NORTH, SUITE 1000, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Linda Rebrovick director 511 UNION STREET, SUITE 1900, NASHVILLE TN 37219
C Martin Harris director
Scott Alexander Roberts officer: Interim CFO 209 10TH AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 450, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Trisha L Coady officer: SVP & GM, Clinical Solutions 209 10TH AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 450, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Hayden Gerard M Jr director C/O PRIVATE BUSINESS INC, P O BOX 1603, BRENTWOOD TN 37024
Michael Sousa officer: Senior Vice President 209 10TH AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 450, NASHVILLE TN 37203