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ScanSource (ScanSource) Interest Coverage

: 7.99 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. ScanSource's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $27 Mil. ScanSource's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3 Mil. ScanSource's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.99. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SCSC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.16   Med: 15.18   Max: 148.57
Current: 5.56


SCSC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
68.75% of 1597 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 12.72 vs SCSC: 5.56

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


ScanSource Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ScanSource'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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ScanSource Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.01 5.16 10.28 18.73 6.87

ScanSource Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.79 6.00 4.91 4.31 7.99

Competitive Comparison

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, ScanSource'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.


ScanSource Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



ScanSource 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.

ScanSource's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, ScanSource's Interest Expense was $-20 Mil. Its Operating Income was $136 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $332 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*135.886/-19.786
=6.87

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, ScanSource's Interest Expense was $-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $27 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $161 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*26.826/-3.359
=7.99

* 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.


ScanSource  (NAS:SCSC) 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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ScanSource (ScanSource) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6 Logue Court, Greenville, SC, USA, 29615
ScanSource Inc provides value-added services for technology manufacturers and sells to resellers in specialty technology markets. The firm's operations are organized in two segments: Specialty Technology Solutions and Modern Communications and Cloud. It generates maximum revenue from the Specialty Technology Solutions segment. The Specialty Technology Solutions segment includes the Company's business in mobility and barcode, POS, payments, security and networking technologies. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.
Executives
Michael L Baur officer: President and CEO 6 LOGUE COURT, GREENVILLE SC 29615
Peter C Browning director GMS INC., 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
Brandy Ford officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 6 LOGUE COURT, GREENVILLE SC 29615
John Charles Eldh officer: Sr. EVP & Chief Revenue Off. 6 LOGUE COURT, GREENVILLE SC 29615
Vernon J Nagel director 1330 W. FULTON STREET, SUITE 350, CHICAGO IL 60607
Shana C Smith officer: Sr. EVP & Chief Legal Officer 1875 EXPLORER ST SUITE 800, RESTON VA 20190
Charles R Whitchurch director 143 FULLER LANE, WINNDKER IL 60093
Charles Alexander Mathis officer: Vice-President & CFO 627 ISLAND PARK DRIVE, DANIEL ISLAND SC 29492
Rachel Hayden officer: Senior Executive VP & CIO 6 LOGUE COURT, GREENVILLE SC 29615
Michael J Grainger director C/O INGRAM MICRO INC WORLD WIDE L, 1600 E ST ANDREW PLACE, SANTA ANA CA 92705
Stephen Jones officer: Sr. EVP & CFO 6 LOGUE COURT, GREENVILLE SC 29615
Emory Frank Edward Jr. director 2809 SHARON VIEW ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28210
Jeffrey R Rodek director 4151 GULF SHORE BLVD N, PH2, NAPLES FL 34103
Matthew Dean officer: VP and General Counsel 101 LEDGESTONE WAY, GREER SC 29651
Gerald Lyons officer: SVP & Principal Acctg Officer 6 LOGUE CT., GREENVILLE SC 29615

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