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S-Pool (TSE:2471) Interest Coverage : 0.67 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is S-Pool 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. S-Pool's Operating Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 円26 Mil. S-Pool's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 円-39 Mil. S-Pool's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.67. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


TSE:2471's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 13.27
* 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.


S-Pool Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for S-Pool'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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S-Pool Interest Coverage Chart

S-Pool Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Interest Coverage
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S-Pool Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 16.04 - 51.27 - 0.67

Competitive Comparison of S-Pool's Interest Coverage

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, S-Pool'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.


S-Pool's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, S-Pool's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where S-Pool's Interest Coverage falls into.



S-Pool 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.

S-Pool's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023, S-Pool's Interest Expense was 円-35 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円-61 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円3,000 Mil.

S-Pool did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

S-Pool's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Feb. 2024, S-Pool's Interest Expense was 円-39 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円26 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円14,849 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=-1*26/-39
=0.67

* 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.


S-Pool  (TSE:2471) 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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S-Pool (TSE:2471) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3, No. 3 Building, No. 15 Rick Hugh Edobashi 2-chome, Tokyo, JPN
S-Pool, Inc is engaged in providing business solutions and human resource solutions. The solutions offered by the company include employment support service for people with disabilities, logistics outsourcing service, sales support service, and professional talent bank service.

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