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Medidata Solutions (Medidata Solutions) Interest Coverage : 1.72 (As of Jun. 2019)


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What is Medidata Solutions 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. Medidata Solutions's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2019 was $1.9 Mil. Medidata Solutions's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2019 was $-1.1 Mil. Medidata Solutions's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 1.72. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


MDSO's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 8.935
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Medidata Solutions Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Medidata Solutions'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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Medidata Solutions Interest Coverage Chart

Medidata Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.68 1.81 2.82 3.40 3.24

Medidata Solutions Quarterly Data
Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19
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 2.25 4.49 7.70 4.49 1.72

Competitive Comparison of Medidata Solutions's Interest Coverage

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Medidata Solutions'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.


Medidata Solutions's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Medidata Solutions's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Medidata Solutions 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.

Medidata Solutions's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018, Medidata Solutions's Interest Expense was $-15.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $51.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $88.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2018 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2018 )
=-1*51.317/-15.855
=3.24

Medidata Solutions's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2019, Medidata Solutions's Interest Expense was $-1.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $177.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2019 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2019 )
=-1*1.905/-1.11
=1.72

* 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.


Medidata Solutions  (NAS:MDSO) 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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Medidata Solutions (Medidata Solutions) Business Description

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Address
350 Hudson Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10014
Medidata Solutions Inc provides cloud-based solutions for the clinical development programs of life sciences companies. Its customers include biopharmaceutical companies, device makers, contract research organizations, and academic institutions. The majority of the company's business comes from subscriptions to the Medidata Clinical Cloud, with the remainder of revenue coming from services. The Medidata Clinical Cloud provides solutions for study design and planning, data capture, patient activity measurement, risk-based monitoring, and payments. The services segment includes technology and support services and professional consulting services. The majority of the firm's revenue is generated within the United States.
Executives
Carlos Dominguez director C/O MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS, INC., 79 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10003
Lee Shapiro director C/O ALLSCRIPTS HEALTCHARE SOLUTIONS, 2401 COMMERCE DR, LIBERTYVILLE IL 60048
Michael L Capone officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O DYNATRACE HOLDINGS LLC, 1601 TRAPELO ROAD, SUITE 116, WALTHAM MA 02451
Eileen Schloss officer: OUTGOING EVP, HUMAN RESOURCES C/O MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS, INC., 79 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10003
Alan Mateo officer: EVP, Field Operations C/O VEEVA SYSTEMS, 4280 HACIENDA DRIVE, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Insight Holdings Group, Llc 10 percent owner 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036