Bloomsbury Publishing (LSE:BMY) Interest Coverage : 80.36 (As of Aug. 2023)

Bloomsbury Publishing Interest Coverage Chart

Bloomsbury Publishing Annual Data
	Trend	Feb14	Feb15	Feb16	Feb17	Feb18	Feb19	Feb20	Feb21	Feb22	Feb23
Interest Coverage		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					239.38	26.26	29.71	46.66	56.40

Bloomsbury Publishing Semi-Annual Data
	Feb14	Aug14	Feb15	Aug15	Feb16	Aug16	Feb17	Aug17	Feb18	Aug18	Feb19	Aug19	Feb20	Aug20	Feb21	Aug21	Feb22	Aug22	Feb23	Aug23
Interest Coverage	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															52.79	41.85	61.87	51.64	80.36

Competitive Comparison of Bloomsbury Publishing's Interest Coverage

For the Publishing subindustry, Bloomsbury Publishing's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

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Bloomsbury Publishing's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Bloomsbury Publishing's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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

Bloomsbury Publishing 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

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

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

Bloomsbury Publishing's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023, Bloomsbury Publishing's Interest Expense was £-0.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was £25.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £8.6 Mil.

Bloomsbury Publishing's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Aug. 2023, Bloomsbury Publishing's Interest Expense was £-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was £13.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £7.4 Mil.

* 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.

Bloomsbury Publishing  (LSE:BMY) 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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