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Software Circle (LSE:SFT) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Software Circle 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. Software Circle's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was £-0.17 Mil. Software Circle's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was £-0.97 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


LSE:SFT's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 13.455
* 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.


Software Circle Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Software Circle'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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Software Circle Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Software Circle's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Software Circle'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.


Software Circle's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



Software Circle 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.

Software Circle'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, Software Circle's Interest Expense was £-0.83 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-1.15 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £14.84 Mil.

Software Circle did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, Software Circle's Interest Expense was £-0.97 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-0.17 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £7.80 Mil.

Software Circle did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Software Circle  (LSE:SFT) 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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Software Circle (LSE:SFT) Business Description

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Address
Third Avenue, The Village, Trafford Park, Manchester, GBR, M17 1FG
Software Circle Plc is a UK-based company who is an acquirer of great vertical market software businesses. The company operates complex logistics, a SaaS platform, and brands that sell print and web to business customers. The segmental analysis by nature of service includes license fees, company-owned studio revenue, brand partner print, and online sales plus trade print. Some of its brands include Nettl, watermark, and topfloor. Geographically it has its business across the region of the UK and Ireland, Europe, and others of which the UK and Ireland's region accounts for a majority of the revenue.

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