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Steel Connect (Steel Connect) Interest Coverage : 6.92 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Steel Connect 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. Steel Connect's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $1.7 Mil. Steel Connect's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-0.2 Mil. Steel Connect's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 6.92. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

STCN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.32   Med: 0.67   Max: 3.26
Current: 3.26


STCN's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
74.26% of 610 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.915 vs STCN: 3.26

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


Steel Connect Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Steel Connect'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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Steel Connect Interest Coverage Chart

Steel Connect Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.96 - 0.37 2.95

Steel Connect Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 3.07 0.33 6.12 7.31 6.92

Competitive Comparison of Steel Connect's Interest Coverage

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Steel Connect'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.


Steel Connect's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Steel Connect 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.

Steel Connect's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023, Steel Connect's Interest Expense was $-2.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $8.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $31.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jul. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jul. 2023 )
=-1*8.41/-2.853
=2.95

Steel Connect's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, Steel Connect's Interest Expense was $-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*1.722/-0.249
=6.92

* 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.


Steel Connect  (NAS:STCN) 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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Steel Connect (Steel Connect) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
590 Madison Avenue, New York, DE, USA, 10022
Steel Connect Inc is a diversified holding company. The company's operating segment include Direct Marketing and Supply Chain. It generates maximum revenue from the Direct Marketing segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States and also has a presence in China; Netherlands, and others. The company serves clients in various industries including consumer electronics, communications, computing, software, storage, and retail industries.
Executives
Steel Partners Holdings L.p. other: See Explanation of Responses 590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Joseph Richards Martin director C/O LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, 414 UNION STREET, SUITE 2000, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Ryan O'herrin officer: Chief Financial Officer 590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022-8547
Webfinancial Holding Corp director, 10 percent owner 590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Wf Asset Corp. 10 percent owner 590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Gary Tankard officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS LP, 590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jason Wong officer: Chief Financial Officer 590 MADISON AVENUE, FLOOR 32, C/O STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS LP, NEW YORK NY 10022
Renata Simril director 5055 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 500, LOS ANGELES CA 90036
Fawaz Khalil officer: CEO, ModusLink Corporation C/O STEEL CONNECT, INC., 1601 TRAPELO ROAD, SUITE 170, WALTHAM MA 02451
John Ashe officer: CEO,IWCO Direct Holdings, Inc. C/O STEEL CONNECT, INC., 1601 TRAPELO ROAD, SUITE 170, WALTHAM MA 02451
Maria Molland director 1601 TRAPELO ROAD, SUITE 170, WALTHAM MA 02451
Joseph B Sherk officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O UNITED RENTALS INC, FIVE GREENWICH OFFICE PARK, GREENWICH CT 06830
Douglas Woodworth officer: Chief Financial Officer STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P., 590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Steel Excel Inc. 10 percent owner 590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Philip E. Lengyel director C/O MODUSLINK GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, INC., 1601 TRAPELO ROAD, SUITE 170, WALTHAM MA 02451

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