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Strategic Education (Strategic Education) Interest Coverage

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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. Strategic Education's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $55 Mil. Strategic Education's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $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.

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


STRA's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Education industry.
Industry Median: 14.295
* 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.


Strategic Education Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Strategic Education'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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Strategic Education Annual Data
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Strategic Education Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Strategic Education'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.


Strategic Education Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Strategic Education's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Strategic Education 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.

Strategic Education'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, Strategic Education's Interest Expense was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $113 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $189 Mil.

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

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Strategic Education's Interest Expense was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $55 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $189 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Strategic Education'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.


Strategic Education  (NAS:STRA) 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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Strategic Education (Strategic Education) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2303 Dulles Station Boulevard, Herndon, VA, USA, 20171
Strategic Education Inc. is an education services company that provides access to high-quality education through campus-based and online post-secondary education offerings, as well as through programs to develop job-ready skills for high-demand markets. The company operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries Strayer University and Capella University, both accredited post-secondary institutions of higher education located in the United States, as well as Torrens University, an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education located in Australia. It provide employees with access to affordable and industry relevant training, certificate, and degree programs.
Executives
Viet D Dinh director GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, 600 NEW JERSEY AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON DC 20001
Robert R Grusky director C/O STRAYER EDUCATION INC, 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Raymond Karl Mcdonnell officer: President and COO C/O STRAYER EDUCATION INC, 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Daniel Wayne Jackson officer: Vice President - Operations C/O STRAYER EDUCATION INC., 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Michael Thawley director C/O STRATEGIC EDUCATION, INC., 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Robert S Silberman director, officer: Chairman & CEO C/O STRAYER EDUCATION INC, 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Michael A. Mcrobbie director C/O STRATEGIC EDUCATION, INC., 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
William J Slocum director C/O INCLUSIVE CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., 1170 GORGAS AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Tal Darmon officer: Chief Accounting Officer 650 SOUTH EXETER STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Jerry Lavell Johnson director 512 HERNDON PARKWAY, SUITE A, HERNDON VA 20170
Casteen John T Iii director 301 S. COLLEGE STREET, 30TH FLOOR, NC0630, CHARLOTTE NC 28288-0630
J Kevin Gilligan director, officer: Executive Vice Chairman P O BOX 1441, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440-1441
Andrew E Watt officer: Chief Operating Officer 225 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, 9TH FLOOR, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Lizette Benedi Herraiz officer: SVP and General Counsel 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Thomas J Aprahamian officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171

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