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Lionbridge Technologies (Lionbridge Technologies) Interest Coverage : 10.19 (As of Sep. 2016)


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What is Lionbridge Technologies 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. Lionbridge Technologies's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $5.5 Mil. Lionbridge Technologies's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $-0.5 Mil. Lionbridge Technologies's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 10.19. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


LIOX's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 13.34
* 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.


Lionbridge Technologies Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lionbridge Technologies'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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Lionbridge Technologies Interest Coverage Chart

Lionbridge Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.76 12.28 15.96 16.94 5.95

Lionbridge Technologies Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16
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 9.26 2.20 4.92 13.32 10.19

Competitive Comparison of Lionbridge Technologies's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Lionbridge Technologies'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.


Lionbridge Technologies's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Lionbridge Technologies's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lionbridge Technologies 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.

Lionbridge Technologies's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015, Lionbridge Technologies's Interest Expense was $-2.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $13.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $87.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2015 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2015 )
=-1*13.752/-2.31
=5.95

Lionbridge Technologies's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2016, Lionbridge Technologies's Interest Expense was $-0.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $5.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $98.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2016 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2016 )
=-1*5.532/-0.543
=10.19

* 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.


Lionbridge Technologies  (NAS:LIOX) 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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Lionbridge Technologies (Lionbridge Technologies) Business Description

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Lionbridge Technologies Inc was incorporated in Delaware in September 1996. The Company is a provider of globalization solutions. The Company provides translation, online marketing, content management and application testing solutions that ensure local relevancy, brand consistency and technical usability. The Company has three operating segments: Global Language and Content or GLC, Global Enterprise Solutions or GES, and Interpretation. Through its GLC solutions, Company translates, localizes and adapts clients content and products to meet the language, cultural, technical and industry-specific requirements of users in local markets throughout the world. As part of its GLC solutions, Company also provides digital marketing services, creates and translates technical documentation for clients who market to and support customers in markets and provides engineering and drafting services. Through its GES solutions, Company tests software and online search results to help clients deliver high-quality, relevant applications in markets. The Companys GES solutions ensure the quality, usability and relevance of clients software, search engines, technology products, web applications, and content globally. As part of its GES offering, Company also provides specialized business process crowdsourcing services including search relevance testing, in-country testing for mobile devices, and data management solutions. In Interpretation segment, Company offers telephonic, onsite and simultaneous interpretation services in over 360 languages to federal, state and local government agencies, businesses and healthcare organizations that require experienced linguists to facilitate communication. Its competitors include: SDL International plc, Translations.com, Digitas, Wunderman, Tag, Hogarth and Accenture, among others.
Executives
James Quella director C/O CATALENT, INC., 14 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD, SOMERSET NJ 08822
Rory J Cowan director, officer: Director, CEO, President C/O LIONBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC, 950 WINTER STREET SUITE 2410, WALTHAM MA 02451
Jack Noonan director 17000 GULF BLVD, UNIT B, N. REDINGTON BEACH FL 33708
Edward A Blechschmidt director ONE HEALTHSOUTH PARKWAY, BIRMINGHAM AL 35243
Glenhill Advisors Llc other: Not a 10% Owner 600 FIFTH AVE, 11TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10020
Glenn J Krevlin other: Not a 10% Owner 600 FIFTH AVE, 11TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10020
Glenhill Capital Management Llc other: Not a 10% Owner 600 FIFTH AV, 11TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10020
Glenhill Capital Advisors, Llc other: Not a 10% Owner 600 FIFTH AVE, 11TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10020
Glenhill Capital Overseas Master Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner 600 FIFTH AVE, 11TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10020
Satish Maripuri officer: Former COO C/O OBJECT DESIGN INC 25 MALL ROAD BURLINGTON MA 01803
Jeffrey H Goodman director ONE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC PLACE, NATICK MA 01760
Stephen J Lifshatz officer: SVP & CFO C/O DYNATRACE HOLDINGS LLC, 1601 TRAPELO ROAD, SUITE 116, WALTHAM MA 02451

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