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Ebiquity (LSE:EBQ) Interest Coverage : 3.35 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ebiquity 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. Ebiquity's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £4.08 Mil. Ebiquity's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £-1.22 Mil. Ebiquity's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.35. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LSE:EBQ' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.52   Med: 6.08   Max: 9.94
Current: 3.61


LSE:EBQ's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
72.17% of 618 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.18 vs LSE:EBQ: 3.61

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


Ebiquity Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ebiquity'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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Ebiquity Interest Coverage Chart

Ebiquity Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.02 0.52 - - 3.61

Ebiquity Semi-Annual Data
Apr14 Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 - 8.56 - 3.91 3.35

Competitive Comparison of Ebiquity's Interest Coverage

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Ebiquity'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.


Ebiquity's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Ebiquity's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ebiquity 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.

Ebiquity'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, Ebiquity's Interest Expense was £-2.23 Mil. Its Operating Income was £8.04 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £24.55 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*8.042/-2.23
=3.61

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Ebiquity's Interest Expense was £-1.22 Mil. Its Operating Income was £4.08 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £24.55 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*4.083/-1.217
=3.35

* 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.


Ebiquity  (LSE:EBQ) 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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Ebiquity (LSE:EBQ) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
16 Brunswick Place, Chapter House, London, GBR, N1 6DZ
Ebiquity PLC is an independent marketing analytics company. Its service line includes Media Performance, Media Management, Contract Compliance, Marketing Effectiveness, and Technology Advisory. It generates maximum revenue from the Media performance segment. Geographically, the company derives a majority of its revenue from the United Kingdom and also has a presence in Continental Europe, North America, and APAC.

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