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Electronic Arts (Electronic Arts) Interest Coverage

: 24.33 (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. Electronic Arts's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $365 Mil. Electronic Arts's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-15 Mil. Electronic Arts's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 24.33. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

EA' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 19.47   Med: 27.2   Max: 35.92
Current: 34.2


EA's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
50.48% of 315 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 34.85 vs EA: 34.20

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


Electronic Arts Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electronic Arts'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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Electronic Arts Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 23.49 32.95 23.24 19.47 24.88

Electronic Arts Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.23 16.82 N/A 27.07 24.33

Competitive Comparison

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Electronic Arts'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.


Electronic Arts Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Electronic Arts's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Electronic Arts 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.

Electronic Arts's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Electronic Arts's Interest Expense was $-58 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,443 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,880 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*1443/-58
=24.88

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Electronic Arts's Interest Expense was $-15 Mil. Its Operating Income was $365 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,881 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*365/-15
=24.33

* 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.


Electronic Arts  (NAS:EA) 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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Electronic Arts (Electronic Arts) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
209 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City, CA, USA, 94065
EA is one of the world's largest third-party video game publishers and has transitioned from a console-based video game publisher to the one of the largest publishers on consoles, PC, and mobile. The firm owns number of large franchises, including Madden, EA Sports FC, Battlefield, Apex Legends, Mass Effect, Dragon's Age, and Need for Speed.
Executives
Jacob J. Schatz officer: General Counsel & Corp Sect'y C/O ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., 209 REDWOOD SHORES PKWY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94061
Laura Miele officer: Chief Studios Officer 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Vijayanthimala Singh officer: Chief People Officer C/O ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., 209, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Andrew Wilson director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 209 REDWOOD SHORES PKWY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Stuart Canfield officer: Chief Financial Officer 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Richard A Simonson director C/O SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC., 230 W. TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Luis A Ubinas director 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065-1175
Eric Charles Kelly officer: Chief Accounting Officer 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Chris Bruzzo officer: Chief Marketing Officer 411 FIRST AVE., SOUTH, SUITE 700, SEATTLE WA 98104
Kenneth A Moss officer: Chief Technology Officer 209 REDWOOD SHORES PKWY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94061
Chris Suh officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CARDLYTICS, INC., 675 PONCE DE LEON AVE. NE, STE 6000, ATLANTA GA 30308
Blake J Jorgensen officer: COO & CFO 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Rachel A Gonzalez director 3150 SABRE DRIVE, SOUTHLAKE TX 76092
Kofi A Bruce director GENERAL MILLS, INC., ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD., MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426
Jay C Hoag director 250 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025

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