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SKIL (Skillsoft) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Apr. 2025)


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What is Skillsoft 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. Skillsoft's Operating Income for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was $-16.3 Mil. Skillsoft's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was $-14.4 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 Skillsoft's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SKIL's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Education industry.
Industry Median: 16.92
* 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.


Skillsoft Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Skillsoft'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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Skillsoft Interest Coverage Chart

Skillsoft Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Skillsoft's Interest Coverage

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Skillsoft'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.


Skillsoft's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Skillsoft's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Skillsoft 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.

Skillsoft's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2025, Skillsoft's Interest Expense was $-63.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-47.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $579.7 Mil.

Skillsoft did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Skillsoft's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Apr. 2025, Skillsoft's Interest Expense was $-14.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-16.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $572.2 Mil.

Skillsoft 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.


Skillsoft  (NYSE:SKIL) 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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Skillsoft Business Description

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Address
300 Innovative Way, Suite 2210, Nashua, NH, USA, 03062
Skillsoft Corp is a leader in corporate digital learning. The company's segment includes Talent Development Solutions and Global Knowledge. Talent Development Solutions brings a foundation of products and customers. TDS enterprise-grade solution serves customers and employees world-wide. TDS Learner is a world-renowned consumer-scale and experience learner platform that serves learners world-wide. The Global Knowledge segment is centered around instructor-led training, or live learning, with face-to-face delivery by experienced trainers, both in-person and virtually.
Executives
Jeffrey R Tarr director, officer: Chief Executive Officer DIGITALGLOBE, INC., 1300 WEST 120TH AVENUE, WESTMINSTER CO 80234
Peter Schmitt director 640 FIFTH AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Matthew Glitzer officer: CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER 300 INNOVATIVE WAY, SUITE 201, NASHUA NH 03062
Lawrence Charles Illg director SYMPHONY OFFICES, GUSTAV MAHLERPLEIN 5, AMSTERDAM P7 1082 MS
Jose Torres officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1300 W. 120TH AVENUE, WESTMINSTER CO 80234
Richard Walker officer: Chief Strategy & Corp Dev Ofc C/O SERVICESOURCE INTERNATIONAL, INC., 717 17TH STREET, 5TH FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
Patrick Kolek director SYMPHONY OFFICES, GUSTAV MAHLERPLEIN 5, AMSTERDAM P7 1082 MS
Ciara Harrington officer: Interim Chief People Officer C/O SKILLSOFT CORP., 300 INNOVATION WAY, SUITE 201, NASHUA NH 03062-5746
Gary W Ferrera officer: Chief Financial Officer 3250 BRIARPARK, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77042
Kristi Hummel officer: Chief People Officer 300 INNOVATIVE WAY, SUITE 201, NASHUA NH 03062
Zachary Sims officer: GM Tech & Dev, CEO Codecademy 575 BROADWAY, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10012
Mih Learning B.v. director, 10 percent owner SYMPHONY OFFICES, GUSTAV MAHLERPLEIN 5, AMSTERDAM P7 1082 MS
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N.v. Prosus director, 10 percent owner SYMPHONY OFFICES, GUSTAV MAHLERPLEIN 5, AMSTERDAM P7 1082 MS
Ryan H Murray officer: Interim CFO, CAO SKILLSOFT CORP, 300 INNOVATIVE WAY #201, NASHUA NH 03062