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Syntel (Syntel) Interest Coverage : 25.99 (As of Jun. 2018)


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What is Syntel 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. Syntel's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2018 was $57.0 Mil. Syntel's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2018 was $-2.2 Mil. Syntel's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was 25.99. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


SYNT'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.


Syntel Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Syntel'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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Syntel Interest Coverage Chart

Syntel Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only N/A 117.75 127.81 55.72 18.67

Syntel Quarterly Data
Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18
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 16.51 20.05 23.33 26.42 25.99

Competitive Comparison of Syntel's Interest Coverage

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Syntel'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.


Syntel's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Syntel 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.

Syntel's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017, Syntel's Interest Expense was $-12.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $235.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $334.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2017 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2017 )
=-1*235.716/-12.627
=18.67

Syntel's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2018, Syntel's Interest Expense was $-2.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $57.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $239.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2018 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2018 )
=-1*56.995/-2.193
=25.99

* 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.


Syntel  (NAS:SYNT) 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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Syntel (Syntel) Business Description

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Syntel is a global provider of digital transformation, information technology, and knowledge process. The company earns approximately half of its revenue from customers in the banking and financial services industry. Syntel provides a broad range of technology solutions to its customers, including managed IT services, digital one, and KPO services. Managed services provides complete software applications development, maintenance, digital modernization, IT infrastructure, cloud, and migration services. Syntel's Digital One service line provides a range of consulting and implementation services built around enterprise architecture, data warehousing and business intelligence, enterprise application integration, web and mobile applications, and "Internet of Things".
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Bharat Desai director, 10 percent owner, officer: Co-Chairman 2800, SUITE 300, BLOOMFIELD MI 48304
Neerja Sethi director, 10 percent owner 2800, SUITE 300, BLOOMFIELD MI 48304
Prashant Ranade director, officer: Co-Chairman 507 PLYMOUTH AVENUE, NE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49505
Mrkonic George R Jr director C/O BORDERS GROUP INC, 100 PHOENIX DRIVE, ANN ARBOR MI 48108

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