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System1 Group (LSE:SYS1) Interest Coverage : 180.50 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is System1 Group 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. System1 Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was £2.53 Mil. System1 Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was £-0.01 Mil. System1 Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 180.50. 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. System1 Group PLC has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for System1 Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:SYS1' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.43   Med: 15.01   Max: No Debt
Current: 161.59


LSE:SYS1's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
79.55% of 626 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 10.51 vs LSE:SYS1: 161.59

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


System1 Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for System1 Group'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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System1 Group Interest Coverage Chart

System1 Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.43 10.84 6.91 6.16 88.57

System1 Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
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 0.93 14.62 47.05 143.93 180.50

Competitive Comparison of System1 Group's Interest Coverage

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, System1 Group'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.


System1 Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, System1 Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where System1 Group's Interest Coverage falls into.


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System1 Group 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.

System1 Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024, System1 Group's Interest Expense was £-0.04 Mil. Its Operating Income was £3.10 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.07 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*3.1/-0.035
=88.57

System1 Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2024, System1 Group's Interest Expense was £-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was £2.53 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.20 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*2.527/-0.014
=180.50

* 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.


System1 Group  (LSE:SYS1) 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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System1 Group Business Description

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Address
26 Hatton Garden, London, GBR, EC1N 8BR
System1 Group PLC is engaged in providing market research data and insight services. Its services are utilized by advertisers from various regions. The company's geographical segments include the United States of America, Latin America (LatAm), the United Kingdom, the Rest Of Europe, and the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. A majority of its revenue is generated from its business in the United Kingdom.

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