Billing Services Group (LSE:BILL) Effective Interest Rate on Debt %: 0.00% (As of Jun. 2019)

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What is Billing Services Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Billing Services Group LSE:BILL Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 0.00% as of Jun. 2019. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review.

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt. It is calculated as the positive value of Interest Expense divided by its average total debt. Total debt equals to Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation plus Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. Billing Services Group's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was £0.00 Mil. Billing Services Group's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was £0.32 Mil. Therefore, Billing Services Group's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 0.00%.

Billing Services Group  (LSE:BILL) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % measures the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt.

Billing Services Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Related Terms

Billing Services Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Billing Services Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % 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.

Billing Services Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

Billing Services Group Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
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Billing Services Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19
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LSE:BILL vs GPN, CTAS, CPRT: Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Billing Services Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, along with its competitors' market caps and Effective Interest Rate on Debt % 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.

Billing Services Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt % vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Billing Services Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Billing Services Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % falls into.


Billing Services Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

Billing Services Group's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2017 )+Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2018 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.013/( (0.188+0.14)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -0.013/0.164
=7.93 %

where

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2017 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.11 + 0.078
=0.188

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2018 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.044 + 0.096
=0.14

Billing Services Group's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (Q: Dec. 2018 )+Total Debt  (Q: Jun. 2019 ))/ count )
=-1  *  0/( (0.14+0.498)/ 2 )
=-1  *  0/0.319
=0.00 %

where

Total Debt  (Q: Dec. 2018 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.044 + 0.096
=0.14

Total Debt  (Q: Jun. 2019 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.105 + 0.393
=0.498

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, the Interest Expense of the last fiscal year and the average total debt over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Interest Expense data used here is two times the semi-annual (Jun. 2019) interest expense data. Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.

What does a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 0.00% mean?
Billing Services Group (LSE:BILL) has a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 0.00% as of Jun. 2019. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Billing Services Group and its competitors.
Is Billing Services Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % too high?
Billing Services Group's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 0.00%.
How does Billing Services Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % compare to GPN and CTAS?
Billing Services Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 0.00% can be compared against companies in the Business Services industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for a Business Services company?
A good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % depends on the Business Services industry context. However, Effective Interest Rate on Debt % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % mean?
A high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Billing Services Group and its competitors. Billing Services Group's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 0.00%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Billing Services Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Billing Services Group (LSE:BILL) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 0.00%. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Effective Interest Rate on Debt % calculated?
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Billing Services Group (LSE:BILL), the current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 0.00% as of Jun. 2019. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Billing Services Group Business Description

Address 22 Victoria Street, Canon’s Court, Hamilton, BMU, HM 12
Billing Services Group Ltd is focused on payment solutions. The company offers a powerful suite of financial clearinghouse services for merchants, online stores, and telecommunications companies. Its services include local exchange carrier (LEC) phone clearing, billing and settlement solutions, toll clearing services, a Wi-Fi wholesale settlement solution, and VoiceLog Third Party Verification. The company generates a majority of revenue from LEC billing. Its geographical segment includes North America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company derives the maximum revenue from North America.