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Eckoh (LSE:ECK) Interest Coverage : 80.83 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Eckoh 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. Eckoh's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was £1.46 Mil. Eckoh's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was £-0.02 Mil. Eckoh's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 80.83. 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. Eckoh PLC has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

LSE:ECK' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.64   Med: 32.24   Max: 94.72
Current: 83.74


LSE:ECK's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
64.59% of 1604 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 29.03 vs LSE:ECK: 83.74

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


Eckoh Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eckoh'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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Eckoh Interest Coverage Chart

Eckoh Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
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Eckoh Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 96.20 - 102.00 85.92 80.83

Competitive Comparison of Eckoh's Interest Coverage

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Eckoh'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.


Eckoh's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Eckoh's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Eckoh 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.

Eckoh's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Eckoh's Interest Expense was £-0.05 Mil. Its Operating Income was £5.02 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.57 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*5.02/-0.053
=94.72

Eckoh's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, Eckoh's Interest Expense was £-0.02 Mil. Its Operating Income was £1.46 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.23 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*1.455/-0.018
=80.83

* 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.


Eckoh  (LSE:ECK) 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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Eckoh (LSE:ECK) Business Description

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Address
Telford House, Corner Hall, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, GBR, HP3 9HN
Eckoh PLC is a provider of customer engagement data security solutions. The company organizes its operations into business divisions: North America (NA), UK & Ireland (UK&I), and the Rest of the World (ROW). It generates maximum revenue from the UK & Ireland (UK&I) segment. The company's secure payment includes Securing Agent-Assisted Payments, Automated Payments, e-Wallet Payments, Web Chat Payments, and others. It also specializes in omnichannel engagement, PCI compliance, and contact center integration.

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