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Pasona Group (TSE:2168) Interest Coverage : 6.56 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Pasona 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. Pasona Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 円695 Mil. Pasona Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 円-106 Mil. Pasona Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 6.56. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSE:2168' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 19.06   Med: 35.32   Max: 75.37
Current: 19.06


TSE:2168's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
55.88% of 791 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.4 vs TSE:2168: 19.06

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


Pasona Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pasona 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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Pasona Group Interest Coverage Chart

Pasona Group Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Interest Coverage
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Pasona Group Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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Competitive Comparison of Pasona Group's Interest Coverage

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Pasona 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.


Pasona Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Pasona Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Pasona 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.

Pasona Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2023, Pasona Group's Interest Expense was 円-393 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円14,377 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円47,653 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: May. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: May. 2023 )
=-1*14377/-393
=36.58

Pasona Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Feb. 2024, Pasona Group's Interest Expense was 円-106 Mil. Its Operating Income was 円695 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円41,446 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=-1*695/-106
=6.56

* 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.


Pasona Group  (TSE:2168) 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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Pasona Group (TSE:2168) Business Description

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Address
Otemachi 2-6-4, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8228
Pasona Group Inc provides human resource related support services. Its segments are Expert services, Insourcing, Others, Career solutions and outsourcing. The segments encompass human resource (HR) solutions, temporary staffing, contracting HR consulting, education and training, place and search, global overseas sourcing career placement, recruiting and outplacement, outsourcing, life solutions and public solutions. Expert services segment generates the majority of the revenues for the company.

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