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Bloomsbury Publishing (LSE:BMY) Interest Expense : £-0.4 Mil (TTM As of Aug. 2023)


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What is Bloomsbury Publishing Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Bloomsbury Publishing's interest expense for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was £ -0.2 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 was £-0.4 Mil.

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. Bloomsbury Publishing's Operating Income for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was £ 13.6 Mil. Bloomsbury Publishing's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was £ -0.2 Mil. Bloomsbury Publishing's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was 80.36. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Bloomsbury Publishing Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bloomsbury Publishing's Interest Expense 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.

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Bloomsbury Publishing Interest Expense Chart

Bloomsbury Publishing Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Interest Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.05 -0.51 -0.60 -0.49 -0.46

Bloomsbury Publishing Semi-Annual Data
Feb14 Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23
Interest Expense 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 -0.21 -0.27 -0.21 -0.25 -0.17

Bloomsbury Publishing Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £-0.4 Mil.

* 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.


Bloomsbury Publishing  (LSE:BMY) Interest Expense Explanation

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. The higher, the better.

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

Bloomsbury Publishing's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was £-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was £13.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was £7.4 Mil.

Bloomsbury Publishing's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Aug. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Aug. 2023 )
=-1*13.58/-0.169
=80.36

* 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.

Good Sign:

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


Bloomsbury Publishing (LSE:BMY) Business Description

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC is a publisher of books and other media for general readers, children, students, researchers, and professionals. It offers authors access to these multiple markets in multiple formats throughout the world in print, through e-books, digital downloads, and apps in schools, libraries, universities, and in terrestrial and internet bookshops. The company divisions are Consumer and Non-Consumer. Consumer division is split out into Children's Trade and Adult Trade; and Non-Consumer split between Academic and Professional, Education, Special Interest, and Content Services. It derives maximum revenue from the Consumer division segment. The company operates in the UK, North America, and other countries.