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Spotify Technology (BSP:S1PO34) Interest Coverage : 2.02 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Spotify Technology 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. Spotify Technology's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was R$3,169 Mil. Spotify Technology's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was R$-1,569 Mil. Spotify Technology's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 2.02. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BSP:S1PO34' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.35   Med: 20.14   Max: 37.92
Current: 6.1


BSP:S1PO34's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
75.5% of 298 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 28.71 vs BSP:S1PO34: 6.10

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


Spotify Technology Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spotify Technology'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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Spotify Technology Interest Coverage Chart

Spotify Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 2.35 - - 37.92

Spotify Technology Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Interest Coverage 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 3.17 29.56 50.44 53.00 2.02

Competitive Comparison of Spotify Technology's Interest Coverage

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Spotify Technology'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.


Spotify Technology's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Spotify Technology's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Spotify Technology 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.

Spotify Technology's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Spotify Technology's Interest Expense was R$-230 Mil. Its Operating Income was R$8,720 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$12,783 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*8720.277/-229.985
=37.92

Spotify Technology's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Spotify Technology's Interest Expense was R$-1,569 Mil. Its Operating Income was R$3,169 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$2,789 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*3168.511/-1568.693
=2.02

* 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.


Spotify Technology  (BSP:S1PO34) 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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Spotify Technology Business Description

Address
Regeringsgatan 19, Stockholm, SWE, 111 53
Spotify is the leading global music streaming service provider, with nearly 700 million monthly active users and over 250 million paying subscribers, with the latter constituting the firm's premium segment. Most of the firm's revenue and nearly all its gross profit come from the subscribers, who pay a monthly fee to access a music library that consists of most of the most popular songs ever recorded, including all from the major record labels. The firm also sells separate audiobook subscriptions and integrates podcasts within its standard music app. Podcast content is not exclusive and is typically free to access on other platforms. Ad-supported users can access a similar music catalog but cannot customize a similar on-demand experience.

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