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ZipRecruiter (ZipRecruiter) Interest Coverage

: 1.81 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. ZipRecruiter's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.3 Mil. ZipRecruiter's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-7.4 Mil. ZipRecruiter's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.81. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ZIP' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.7   Med: 3.41   Max: 62.13
Current: 2.7


ZIP's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
81.75% of 789 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.4 vs ZIP: 2.70

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


ZipRecruiter Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ZipRecruiter'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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ZipRecruiter Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
- 62.13 - 3.41 2.70

ZipRecruiter Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 3.87 1.49 3.07 4.44 1.81

Competitive Comparison

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, ZipRecruiter'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.


ZipRecruiter Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



ZipRecruiter 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.

ZipRecruiter'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, ZipRecruiter's Interest Expense was $-29.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $79.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $551.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*79.437/-29.393
=2.70

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, ZipRecruiter's Interest Expense was $-7.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $13.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $551.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*13.287/-7.355
=1.81

* 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.


ZipRecruiter  (NYSE:ZIP) 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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ZipRecruiter (ZipRecruiter) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
604 Arizona Avenue, Santa Monica, CA, USA, 90401
ZipRecruiter Inc is an online employment marketplace. It was founded to make meaningful connections between job seekers and employers. It connects millions of job seekers with companies of all sizes.
Executives
Timothy G. Yarbrough officer: Chief Business Officer 604 ARIZONA AVE, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Ryan T. Sakamoto officer: General Counsel and Secretary 604 ARIZONA AVE, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Amy Garefis officer: Principal Accounting Officer 604 ARIZONA AVE, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
David Travers officer: Chief Financial Officer 604 ARIZONA AVE, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Lora Bartolome officer: VP, Accounting & Controller C/O ZIPRECRUITER, INC., 604 ARIZONA AVENUE, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Qasim Saifee officer: Chief Marketing Officer 604 ARIZONA AVE, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
J Sanford Miller 10 percent owner 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, BUILDING 2, SUITE 250, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Boris F. Shimanovsky officer: Chief Technology Officer 604 ARIZONA AVE, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Todd C Chaffee 10 percent owner 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 2-250, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Institutional Venture Management Xv, Llc 10 percent owner 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, BUILDING 2, SUITE 250, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Ian H. Siegel director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 604 ARIZONA AVE, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Institutional Venture Management Xiv, Llc 10 percent owner 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, BUILDING 2, SUITE 250, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Jules A. Maltz 10 percent owner 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, BUILDING 2, SUITE 250, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Somesh Dash 10 percent owner 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, BUILDING 2, SUITE 250, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Stephen J Harrick 10 percent owner 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 2-250, MENLO PARK CA 94025