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Synacor (Synacor) Interest Coverage : 8.14 (As of Dec. 2020)


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What is Synacor 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. Synacor's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2020 was $0.35 Mil. Synacor's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2020 was $-0.04 Mil. Synacor's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 was 8.14. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


SYNC's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 29.35
* 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.


Synacor Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Synacor'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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Synacor Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Synacor's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Synacor'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.


Synacor's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Synacor 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.

Synacor's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020, Synacor's Interest Expense was $-0.19 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-10.66 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.53 Mil.

Synacor did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Synacor's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2020, Synacor's Interest Expense was $-0.04 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.35 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.53 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2020 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2020 )
=-1*0.35/-0.043
=8.14

* 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.


Synacor  (NAS:SYNC) 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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Synacor (Synacor) Business Description

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Address
40 La Riviere Drive, Suite 300, Buffalo, NY, USA, 14202
Synacor Inc provides managed portals, advertising solutions, email and collaboration platforms, end-to-end video solutions and cloud-based identity management. Its customers include communications providers, media companies, government entities and enterprises. The company's operating segment includes Software and Services and Portal and Advertising. It generates maximum revenue from the Portal and Advertising segment. Geographically, it derives maximum revenue from the United States.
Executives
Marwan Fawaz director 12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, SAINT LOUIS MO 63131
Elisabeth B Donohue director C/O SYNACOR, INC., 40 LA RIVIERE DRIVE, SUITE 300, BUFFALO NY 14202
Kevin Rendino director 800 SCUDDERS MILL RD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Andrew Kau director WALDEN INTERNATIONAL ONE CALIFORNIA STREET, 28TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Michael J Montgomery director 100 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD SUITE 400 SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Timothy J Heasley officer: Chief Financial Officer 18 SANDPIPER COURT, ORCHARD PARK NY 14127
Steven M Davi officer: EVP Technology C O SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL INC., 124 ACTON STREET, MAYNARD MA 01754
Himesh Bhise director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O SYNACOR, INC. 40 LA RIVIERE DRIVE BUFFALO NY 14202
Gary L Ginsberg director TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Scott Murphy director C/O SYNACOR, INC. 40 LA RIVIERE DRIVE BUFFALO NY 14202
Jordan Levy director ONE HSBC CENTER SUITE 3850 BUFFALO NY 14203
William John Stuart officer: Chief Financial Officer AVICI SYSTEMS INC. 101 BILLERICA DRIVE NORTH BILLERICA MA 01862
Tz Holdings, Inc. 10 percent owner C/O BELL NUNNALLY & MARTIN LLP 3232 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1400 DALLAS TX 75204
George Chamoun officer: President, Sales and Marketing C/O SYNACOR, INC., 40 LA RIVIERE DRIVE, SUITE 300, BUFFALO NY 14202
Ronald N Frankel director, officer: President &CEO 40 LARIVIERE DRIVE SUITE 300 BUFFALO NY 14202

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