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National Research Interest Coverage

: 36.90 (As of Mar. 2022)
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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. National Research's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2022 was $11.7 Mil. National Research's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2022 was $-0.3 Mil. National Research's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was 36.90. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NRC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.58   Med: 52.24   Max: 417.3
Current: 32.18

NRC's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
69.93% of 419 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 10.91 vs NRC: 32.18

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

National Research Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Research'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.

* Premium members only.

National Research Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 417.30 23.31 20.58 23.25 30.16

National Research Quarterly Data
Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22
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 27.82 28.93 31.81 32.27 36.90
Competitive Comparison

For the Health Information Services subindustry, National Research'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.

   
National Research Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, National Research's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where National Research's Interest Coverage falls into.


National Research 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.


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

National Research's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021, National Research's Interest Expense was $-1.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was $50.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $22.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2021 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2021 )
=-1*50.27/-1.667
=30.16

National Research's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2022, National Research's Interest Expense was $-0.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $11.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $21.2 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2022 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2022 )
=-1*11.697/-0.317
=36.90

* 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.

National Research  (NAS:NRC) 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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National Research Business Description

National Research logo
Industry
Healthcare » Healthcare Providers & Services NAICS : 923120 SIC : 7372
Comparable Companies
NAS:HLTH NAS:HCAT NYSE:AMWL NAS:SMFR NAS:SHCR NYSE:PHR NAS:SLP NAS:HSTM NAS:SLGC NAS:PEAR NAS:CERN NYSE:VEEV TSE:2413 NAS:CHNG NYSE:DOCS NAS:NUTX NAS:RCM NAS:TXG NYSE:TDOC NAS:HQY
Traded in Other Exchanges
NRCIB:USA NR1A:Germany
Address
1245 Q Street, Lincoln, NE, USA, 68508
Website
https://www.nrchealth.com
National Research Corp is a provider of analytics and insights that facilitate measurement and improvement of the patient and employee experience while also increasing patient engagement and customer loyalty for healthcare providers, payers, and other healthcare organizations. Its portfolio of solutions represents a set of capabilities that individually and collectively provide value to clients. The solutions are offered at an enterprise level through the Voice of the Customer platform, The Governance Institute, and legacy Experience solutions. It operates in the US and Canada, of which key revenue is derived from the US.
Executives
Jackson Steven D. officer: President C/O NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION 1245 Q STREET LINCOLN NE 68508
Martin Joann M director 6221 ANDREW COURT LINCOLN NE 68512
Nunnelly John N director P.O. BOX 2175 AMHERST MA 01004
Karas Kevin R officer: SVP Finance, CFO, Treas & Secy C/O NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION 1245 Q STREET LINCOLN NE 68508
Berwick Donald M director C/O NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION 1245 Q STREET LINCOLN NE 68508
Mowry Barbara director P.O. BOX 103115 DENVER CO 80250
Amandla Mk Trust 10 percent owner C/O THE BRYN MAWR TRUST COMPANY OF DELAW 20 MONTCHANIN RD, SUITE 100 GREENVILLE DE 19807
Hays Michael D. director, officer: CEO C/O NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION 1245 Q STREET LINCOLN NE 68508
K/i/e Trust Under Agreement 10/24/18 10 percent owner C/O BESSEMER TRUST COMPANY OF DELAWARE 1007 N. ORANGE ST., SUITE 1450 WILMINGTON DE 19801
Endacott Kent E. 10 percent owner C/O WOODS & AITKEN LLP 301 SOUTH 13TH STREET, SUITE 500 LINCOLN NE 68508
Beans Patrick E director, officer: CFO and Secretary AMANDLA LLC 709 PIER 2 LINCOLN NE 68528
Warden Gail L director 250 WASHINGTON RD GROSSE POINTE MI 48230
Henricks Susan L officer: President and COO C/O NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION 1245 Q STREET LINCOLN NE 68508
Schorr Paul C Iii director PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> Ownership Information: SCHORR PAUL C III a.header:link {color: #3b4fae; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;} a.header:visited {color: #3b4fae; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;} a.header:hover {color: #191970;}
Peetz Jeffery T 10 percent owner WOODS & AITKEN LLP 301 SOUTH 13TH STREET, SUITE 500 LINCOLN NE 68508
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