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Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media) Interest Coverage : 2.03 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Townsquare Media 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. Townsquare Media's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $18.3 Mil. Townsquare Media's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-9.0 Mil. Townsquare Media's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.03. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Townsquare Media Inc interest coverage is 1.97, which is low.

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

TSQ' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.94   Med: 2.19   Max: 2.38
Current: 1.97


TSQ's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
84.43% of 610 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.915 vs TSQ: 1.97

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


Townsquare Media Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Townsquare Media'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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Townsquare Media Interest Coverage Chart

Townsquare Media Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.21 1.27 2.16 2.38 1.97

Townsquare Media 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 2.28 1.34 2.35 2.20 2.03

Competitive Comparison of Townsquare Media's Interest Coverage

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Townsquare Media'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.


Townsquare Media's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Townsquare Media 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.

Townsquare Media'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, Townsquare Media's Interest Expense was $-36.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $72.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $541.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*72.778/-36.884
=1.97

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Townsquare Media's Interest Expense was $-9.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $18.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $541.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*18.269/-9
=2.03

* 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.


Townsquare Media  (NYSE:TSQ) 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 .


Townsquare Media Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media) Business Description

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Address
One Manhattanville Road, Suite 202, Purchase, New York, NY, USA, 10577
Townsquare Media Inc is a radio, digital media, entertainment, and digital marketing solutions company principally focused on being the premier local advertising and marketing solutions platform in small and mid-sized markets across the United States. It has three segments which are Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions, Digital Advertising, and Broadcast Advertising. It earns the majority of the revenue from the Broadcasting Advertising segment. Its portfolio includes local media brands such as WYRK.com, WJON.com, and NJ101.5.com, and premier national music brands such as XXLmag.com, TasteofCountry.com, UltimateClassicRock.com, and Loudwire.com.
Executives
Erik Hellum officer: COO, Local Media C/O TOWNSQUARE MEDIA, INC., 1 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 202, PURCHASE NY 10577
Scott Schatz officer: EVP, Finance Op and Tech C/O TOWNSQUARE MEDIA, INC., 1 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 202, PURCHASE NY 10577
David Lebow director C/O TOWNSQUARE MEDIA, INC, 1 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 202, PURCHASE NY 10577
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. 10 percent owner TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Gary D Way director C/O TOWNSQUARE MEDIA, INC., ONE MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 202, PURCHASE NY 10577
David Quick director 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Oaktree Capital Group Holdings Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Oaktree Capital Group Holdings, L.p. 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Oaktree Fund Gp Iii, L.p. 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Ocm Pof Iv Aif Gap Holdings, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 333 S. GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Atlas Ocm Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 333 S. GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Oaktree Aif Investments, L.p. 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Oaktree Aif Investment Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Partners Ltd 10 percent owner 181 BAY STREET, BROOKFIELD PLACE, SUITE 300, TORONTO A6 M5J2T3
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. 10 percent owner BROOKFIELD PLACE, 181 BAY ST, STE 100, PO BOX 762, TORONTO A6 M5J2T3