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Sunlands Technology Group (Sunlands Technology Group) Interest Coverage : 74.11 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sunlands Technology Group 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. Sunlands Technology Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $16.7 Mil. Sunlands Technology Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.2 Mil. Sunlands Technology Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 74.11. 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. Sunlands Technology Group has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

STG' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.45   Med: 5037.56   Max: No Debt
Current: 75.26


STG's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
73.63% of 182 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 15.35 vs STG: 75.26

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


Sunlands Technology Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sunlands Technology Group'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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Sunlands Technology Group Interest Coverage Chart

Sunlands Technology Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - 10.45 61.33 75.11

Sunlands Technology Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 72.95 83.86 76.08 65.06 74.11

Competitive Comparison of Sunlands Technology Group's Interest Coverage

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Sunlands Technology Group'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.


Sunlands Technology Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sunlands Technology Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sunlands Technology Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Sunlands Technology Group 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.

Sunlands Technology Group'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, Sunlands Technology Group's Interest Expense was $-1.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $80.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $36.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*80.515/-1.072
=75.11

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Sunlands Technology Group's Interest Expense was $-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $16.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $36.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*16.675/-0.225
=74.11

* 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.


Sunlands Technology Group  (NYSE:STG) 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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Sunlands Technology Group (Sunlands Technology Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 36 Chuangyuan Road, Building 4-6, Chaolai Science Park, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN, 100012
Sunlands Technology Group is a provider of online post-secondary and professional education services in China. The company offers various degree- and diploma-oriented post-secondary courses through its online platforms. In addition, it provides online professional courses and educational content to help students prepare for professional certification exams and attain professional skills. The Group has one operating segment, which is the provision of online education services.