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MTCH (Match Group) Interest Coverage : 6.30 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Match 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. Match Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $253 Mil. Match Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-40 Mil. Match Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 6.30. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

MTCH' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.79   Med: 5.81   Max: 6.75
Current: 5.69


MTCH's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
76.97% of 304 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 35.525 vs MTCH: 5.69

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


Match Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Match 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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Match Group Interest Coverage Chart

Match Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Match Group Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 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 6.29 6.78 4.58 5.11 6.30

Competitive Comparison of Match Group's Interest Coverage

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Match 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.


Match Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

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

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



Match 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.

Match Group'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, Match Group's Interest Expense was $-160 Mil. Its Operating Income was $965 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,842 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*964.627/-159.887
=6.03

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

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Match Group's Interest Expense was $-40 Mil. Its Operating Income was $253 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,847 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*252.75/-40.12
=6.30

* 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.


Match Group  (NAS:MTCH) 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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Match Group Business Description

Address
8750 North Central Expressway, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX, USA, 75231
Match Group is a provider of online dating products. The firm became public in 2015 and was more than 80% owned by IAC/InterActiveCorp until IAC spun it off in 2020. The company has a vast portfolio of different online dating service providers, including Tinder, Hinge, BLK, Chispa, Match.com, OkCupid, PlentyOfFish, and Meetic. Match Group has more than 45 brands of online dating sites and/or apps, from which it generates user fee revenue (95%) and advertising revenue (5%).
Executives
Stephen Bailey director 8750 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75231
Jared F. Sine officer: Chief Legal Officer 8750 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75231
Glenn Schiffman director 555 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10011
Ann Mcdaniel director
Bernard Jin Kim director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O MATCH GROUP, INC., 8750 N CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75231
Wendi Murdoch director 8750 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75231
Joseph Levin director C/O IAC/INTERACTIVECORP, 555 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10011
Pamela Seymon director 8750 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75231
Melissa Anne Brenner director 8750 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75231
Ryan Reynolds director 8750 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75231
Sharmistha Dubey director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 8750 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75231
Thomas Mcinerney director ALTABA INC., 140 E 45TH STREET, 15TH FLOOR, SUITE 15A, NEW YORK X1 10017
Alan G Spoon director 1150 15TH ST NW, WASHINGTON DC 20071
Philip D Eigenmann officer: Chief Accounting Officer 8750 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75231
Gary Swidler officer: COO and CFO 8750 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75231

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