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Solution Dynamics (NZSE:SDL) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Solution Dynamics 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. Solution Dynamics's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$3.20 Mil. Solution Dynamics's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$0.00 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. 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. Solution Dynamics Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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


NZSE:SDL's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 29.36
* 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.


Solution Dynamics Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Solution Dynamics'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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Solution Dynamics Interest Coverage Chart

Solution Dynamics Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only No Debt 10.68 23.31 60.46 263.89

Solution Dynamics Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 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 50.45 N/A 140.12 N/A N/A

Competitive Comparison of Solution Dynamics's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, Solution Dynamics'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.


Solution Dynamics's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Solution Dynamics 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.

Solution Dynamics's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Solution Dynamics's Interest Expense was NZ$-0.02 Mil. Its Operating Income was NZ$4.75 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NZ$1.57 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*4.75/-0.018
=263.89

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Solution Dynamics's Interest Expense was NZ$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was NZ$3.20 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NZ$1.57 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Solution Dynamics's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


Solution Dynamics  (NZSE:SDL) 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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Solution Dynamics (NZSE:SDL) Business Description

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Address
18 Canaveral Drive, PO Box 301248, Albany, Auckland, NZL, 0752
Solution Dynamics Ltd is a company engaged in providing customer communications solutions. Its products and services are represented by revenue streams: Digital Printing & Document Handling Services; and Software and Technology, Outsourced services. Services include digital print and mail house processing for mail items like invoices, statements, and promotional material. Software and Technology develop and markets its software products related to multi-channel marketing communications including digital asset management, communication templates, campaign management, document archiving, document composition, and desktop mail solutions among others. Its outsourced services elements are the post, freight, paper, and envelopes.

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