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Fronteo (TSE:2158) Interest Coverage : 28.46 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Fronteo 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. Fronteo's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 円160 Mil. Fronteo's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 円-6 Mil. Fronteo's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 28.46. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSE:2158' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.14   Med: 14.6   Max: 68.21
Current: 25.73


TSE:2158's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
50.27% of 1679 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 26.09 vs TSE:2158: 25.73

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


Fronteo Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fronteo'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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Fronteo Interest Coverage Chart

Fronteo Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Interest Coverage
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Fronteo Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 90.88 23.76 21.42 28.46 38.08

Competitive Comparison of Fronteo's Interest Coverage

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Fronteo'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.


Fronteo's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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


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Fronteo 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.

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

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025, Fronteo's Interest Expense was 円-21 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円528 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円309 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*527.55/-20.507
=25.73

Fronteo's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Fronteo's Interest Expense was 円-6 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円160 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円370 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*159.584/-5.607
=28.46

* 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.


Fronteo  (TSE:2158) 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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Fronteo Business Description

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Meisan Takahama building, 2-12-23 Kounan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 108-0075
Fronteo Inc provides solutions, employing advanced technologies, for corporate litigation strategy and crisis management. The company's resources and operation systems are organized into two operating segments - e-discovery Business and AI Solutions services. It mainly offers eDiscovery and forensic services, such as data collection, data processing, data review and document production. The company primarily serves law firms, corporate legal departments, government agencies and other professional advisors who require innovative technology, responsive service and deep subject-matter expertise. Geographically, the company receives maximum revenue from the United States.

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