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Profile Systems & Software (ATH:PROF) Interest Coverage : 9.24 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Profile Systems & Software 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. Profile Systems & Software's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €3.40 Mil. Profile Systems & Software's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-0.37 Mil. Profile Systems & Software's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.24. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Profile Systems & Software's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ATH:PROF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.48   Med: 7.68   Max: 13.5
Current: 9.78


ATH:PROF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
67.88% of 1619 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 29.45 vs ATH:PROF: 9.78

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


Profile Systems & Software Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Profile Systems & Software'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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Profile Systems & Software Interest Coverage Chart

Profile Systems & Software 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 7.53 7.83 9.48 13.50 9.35

Profile Systems & Software Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 4.00 10.54 60.40 10.81 9.24

Competitive Comparison of Profile Systems & Software's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, Profile Systems & Software'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.


Profile Systems & Software's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Profile Systems & Software's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Profile Systems & Software's Interest Coverage falls into.



Profile Systems & Software 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.

Profile Systems & Software'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, Profile Systems & Software's Interest Expense was €-0.59 Mil. Its Operating Income was €5.48 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1.43 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*5.477/-0.586
=9.35

Profile Systems & Software's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Profile Systems & Software's Interest Expense was €-0.37 Mil. Its Operating Income was €3.40 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1.43 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3.401/-0.368
=9.24

* 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.


Profile Systems & Software  (ATH:PROF) 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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Profile Systems & Software (ATH:PROF) Business Description

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Address
199 Syngrou Ave. N. Smyrni, Athens, GRC, 17121
Profile Systems & Software SA is a software company developing solutions for the international financial sector, business sector and the public sector. Its products include Axia, IMSplus, FMS.next, FMS.next Payments, RiskAvert, Native Wealth Management Mobile App, GS Market Suite, Plexus, Registry and Nowen-net. The company offers services in the field of Investment Management, Banking, Risk and Compliance, Capital Markets and Marketplace Lending in Europe, Middle East Asia, America and Africa.