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Liquidity Services (Liquidity Services) Interest Coverage

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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. Liquidity Services's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.6 Mil. Liquidity Services's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Liquidity Services Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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


LQDT's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 7.81
* 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.


Liquidity Services Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Liquidity Services'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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Liquidity Services Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only No Debt N/A N/A N/A N/A

Liquidity Services Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Liquidity Services'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.


Liquidity Services Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Liquidity Services's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Liquidity Services 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.

Liquidity Services's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Liquidity Services's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $26.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.6 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Liquidity Services's interest coverage with the available data.

Liquidity Services's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Liquidity Services's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5.8 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Liquidity Services's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


Liquidity Services  (NAS:LQDT) 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 .


Liquidity Services Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Liquidity Services (Liquidity Services) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6931 Arlington Road, Suite 460, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
Liquidity Services Inc is an online auction marketplace. It manages and sells inventory and equipment for business and government clients by operating a network of e-commerce marketplaces that enable buyers and sellers to transact in an efficient, automated environment offering across different product categories. The company has four reportable segments: GovDeals, Capital Assets Group (CAG), Retail Supply Chain Group (RSCG), and Machinio. It generates majority of its revenue from Retail Supply Chain Group (RSCG) segment which consists of marketplaces that enable corporations located in the United States and Canada to sell excess, returned, and overstocked consumer goods. Geographically, a substantial portion the company's revenue is generated from its business in United States.
Executives
Steven Weiskircher officer: SVP & CTO 6931 ARLINGTON ROAD, SUITE 200, BETHESDA MD 20814
Angrick William P Iii director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board and CEO C/O LIQUIDITY SERVICES, INC., 1920 L STREET, N.W., 6TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20036
Novelette Murray officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 6931 ARLINGTON ROAD SUITE 200, BETHESDA MD 20814
John Daunt officer: EVP & COO C/O 6931 ARLINGTON ROAD, SUITE 200, BETHESDA MD 20814
George H Ellis director 2911 TURTLE CREEK BOULEVARD, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75219
Jorge Celaya officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 1920 L STREET NW, 6TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20036
Katharin S Dyer director 6931 ARLINGTON ROAD, SUITE 200, BETHESDA MD 20814
Thierno Amath Fall director 6931 ARLINGTON ROAD, SUITE 200, BETHESDA MD 20814
Jaime Mateus-tique director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and Chief Op Officer 1920 L STREET, N.W., 6TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20036
Mark A Shaffer officer: VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary C/O LIQUIDITY SERVICES, INC., 1920 L STREET, N.W., 6TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20036
Edward Kolodzieski director C/O LIQUIDITY SERVICES, INC., 1920 L STREET, N.W., 6TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20036
Nicholas Rozdilsky officer: Vice President, Marketing C/O 6931 ARLINGTON ROAD, SUITE 200, BETHESDA MD 20814
Beatriz V Infante director 4 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, SONUS NETWORKS, INC., WESTFORD MA 01886
Sam Guzman officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer C/O 6931 ARLINGTON ROAD, SUITE 200, BETHESDA MD 20814
Michael Lutz officer: VP, Human Resources C/O 6931 ARLINGTON ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20814