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Aspen Group (Aspen Group) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jan. 2023)


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What is Aspen Group 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. Aspen Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2023 was $-0.36 Mil. Aspen Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2023 was $-0.72 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 Aspen Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ASPU's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Education industry.
Industry Median: 15.35
* 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.


Aspen Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aspen Group'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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Aspen Group Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Aspen Group's Interest Coverage

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Aspen Group'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.


Aspen Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Education Industry

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

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



Aspen Group 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.

Aspen Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2022, Aspen Group's Interest Expense was $-0.72 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-7.47 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $31.69 Mil.

Aspen Group did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Aspen Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2023, Aspen Group's Interest Expense was $-0.72 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.36 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $27.83 Mil.

Aspen Group 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.


Aspen Group  (OTCPK:ASPU) 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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Aspen Group (Aspen Group) Business Description

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Address
276 Fifth Avenue, Suite 505, New York, NY, USA, 10001
Aspen Group Inc is an education technology holding company that leverages its infrastructure and expertise to allow its two universities, Aspen University and United States University, to deliver on the vision of making college affordable again. Its only segment is the educational delivery operation using a core infrastructure that serves the curriculum and educational delivery needs of its online and campus students regardless of geography.
Executives
Michael L Koehneman director 276 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 505, NEW YORK NY 10001
Douglas Kass director C/O EMPIRE RESOURCES, INC., ONE PARKER PLAZA, FORT LEE NJ 07024
Matthew Lavay officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ELLIE MAE, INC., 4420 ROSEWOOD DRIVE, 5TH FL, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Cheri St. Arnauld officer: Chief Academic Officer 720 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD, SUITE 1150N, DENVER CO 80246
Michael Mathews director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 257 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 602, NEW YORK NY 10010
Robert Alessi officer: Chief Accounting Officer 276 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 505, NEW YORK NY 10001
Joan Marie Prince director 276 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 505, NEW YORK NY 10001
Gerard Wendolowski officer: Chief Operating Officer 720 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD, SUITE 1150N, DENVER CO 80246
C James Jensen director C/O ASPEN GROUP, INC., 276 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 505, NEW YORK NY 10001
Frank J Cotroneo director 4400 MAIN ST, KANSAS CITY MO 64111
Anne M Mcnamara officer: Chief Nursing Officer 276 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 505, NEW YORK NY 10001
Sanford Rich director 26 BEACH DRIVE, DARIEN CT 06820
Maclean Malcolm F Iv director C/O ASPEN GROUP, INC., 1660 SOUTH ALBION STREET, SUITE 525, DENVER CO 80222
Joseph L. Sevely officer: Chief Financial Officer 276 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 306, NEW YORK NY 10001
Janet Gill officer: Executive Vice President 720 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD, SUITE 1150N, DENVER CO 80246

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