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Platform Group AG (XTER:TPG) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Platform Group AG 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. Platform Group AG's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was €-1.9 Mil. Platform Group AG's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was €-5.9 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 Platform Group AG's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XTER:TPG' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.69   Med: 2.46   Max: 12.27
Current: 2.46


XTER:TPG's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
87.25% of 1679 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 26.09 vs XTER:TPG: 2.46

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


Platform Group AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Platform Group AG'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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Platform Group AG Interest Coverage Chart

Platform Group AG Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 3.11 - 12.27 2.14 2.46

Platform Group AG Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 - 6.93 - 7.11 -

Competitive Comparison of Platform Group AG's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, Platform Group AG'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.


Platform Group AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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


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Platform Group AG 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.

Platform Group AG's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Platform Group AG's Interest Expense was €-9.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was €23.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €93.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*23.244/-9.458
=2.46

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, Platform Group AG's Interest Expense was €-5.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-1.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €93.3 Mil.

Platform Group AG 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.


Platform Group AG  (XTER:TPG) 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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Platform Group AG Business Description

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Address
Schloss Elbroich, Am Falder 4, Dusseldorf, NW, DEU, 40589
Platform Group AG is a dominant platform group in Europe and uses high-quality software solutions to connect partners with eCommerce. The company operates with software-based platform solutions that can be used universally in almost all sectors and industries. The company's operating segments include Consumer Goods, Freight Goods, Industrial Goods, and Service & Retail Goods. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Consumer Goods segment. Geographically, the company generates the majority of its revenue from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
Executives
Dominik Pasqual Benner Board of Directors
Reinhard Hetkamp CFO
Laura Vogelsang Board of Directors
Georg Hesse Board of Directors
Thomas Buhl Board of Directors