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Toast (TOST) 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. Toast's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-56 Mil. Toast's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $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. Toast Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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


TOST's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 29.52
* 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.


Toast Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Toast'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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Toast Annual Data
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Toast Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Toast'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.


Toast Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Toast 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.

Toast's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Toast's Interest Expense was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-287 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $33 Mil.

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

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Toast's Interest Expense was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-56 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $33 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Toast'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.


Toast  (NYSE:TOST) 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 .


Toast Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Toast (TOST) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
401 Park Drive, Suite 801, Boston, MA, USA, 02215
Toast is a U.S.-based restaurant technology company that provides point-of-sale, payment processing, and various software services to 99,000 restaurant locations across the United States at the end of September 2023. The firm generates sales from software subscription fees, as a percentage take rate from each financial transaction it processes, from loan origination and servicing fees from its Toast Capital arm, and from hardware installation and professional services. Unlike competitors, Toast intermediates every payment transaction on its platform, processing some $92 billion in gross platform volume in 2022. The firm's product offerings span point-of-sale systems, inventory and payroll management, delivery integration, e-commerce ordering, reservation management, and loyalty programs.
Executives
James Michael Matlock officer: Principal Accounting Officer TOAST, INC., 401 PARK DRIVE, BOSTON MA 02215
Brian R Elworthy officer: General Counsel TOAST, INC., 401 PARK DRIVE, BOSTON MA 02215
Aman Narang director, officer: See Remarks TOAST, INC., 401 PARK DRIVE, BOSTON MA 02215
Elena Gomez officer: Chief Financial Officer TOAST, INC., 401 PARK DRIVE, BOSTON MA 02215
Stephen Fredette director, officer: Co-President TOAST, INC., 401 PARK DRIVE, BOSTON MA 02215
Christopher P Comparato director, officer: Chief Executive Officer TOAST, INC., 401 PARK DRIVE, BOSTON MA 02215
Bessemer Venture Partners Ix L.p. 10 percent owner C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS, 1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104, LARCHMONT NY 10538
David Yuan director 250 MIDDLEFIELD RD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Mark J Hawkins director C/O LOGITECH, INC., 6505 KAISER DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94555
Richard Kent Bennett director 1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104, LARCHMONT NY 10538
Technology Investment Dining Group, Llc 10 percent owner 18 BANK STREET, LEBANON NH 03766
Jonathan Grimm 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Technology Officer TOAST, INC., 401 PARK DRIVE, SUITE 801, BOSTON MA 02215
Paul D Bell director C/O DELL INC., ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682-2244
Hmi Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner 555 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 4900, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Hmi Capital Partners, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O HMI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 555 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 4900, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104