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Bentley Systems (Bentley Systems) Interest Coverage : 2.70 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Bentley Systems 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. Bentley Systems's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $38 Mil. Bentley Systems's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-14 Mil. Bentley Systems's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.70. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BSY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.24   Med: 10.43   Max: 24.43
Current: 5.24


BSY's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
77.31% of 1600 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 29.17 vs BSY: 5.24

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


Bentley Systems Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bentley Systems'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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Bentley Systems Interest Coverage Chart

Bentley Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 14.58 24.43 8.21 5.95 5.58

Bentley Systems Quarterly Data
Dec18 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 2.44 5.81 5.33 8.44 2.70

Competitive Comparison of Bentley Systems's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, Bentley Systems'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.


Bentley Systems's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Bentley Systems 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.

Bentley Systems'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, Bentley Systems's Interest Expense was $-41 Mil. Its Operating Income was $231 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,549 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*230.542/-41.331
=5.58

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Bentley Systems's Interest Expense was $-14 Mil. Its Operating Income was $38 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,549 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*37.773/-13.979
=2.70

* 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.


Bentley Systems  (NAS:BSY) 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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Bentley Systems (Bentley Systems) Business Description

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Address
685 Stockton Drive, Exton, PA, USA, 19341
Bentley Systems is a software vendor that caters to engineers, architects, constructors, and geospatial professionals by enabling design, modeling, simulation and project, and data management of infrastructure assets. The firm delivers solutions via the cloud, desktop, and hybrid environments. While Bentley is relatively small in comparison with peers like Autodesk, it shines in core specialty areas, like bridge or rail design, as opposed to being more broad-based in its applications. As of fiscal 2022, approximately 58% of revenue is derived from outside the U.S. (with 28% of revenue coming from EMEA and 18% coming from APAC as of fiscal 2022). Bentley's largest end market is the public works and utilities sector, which represents approximately two thirds of revenue.
Executives
Gregory S Bentley director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, CEO & President C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC, 685 STOCKTON RD, EXTON PA 19341
Michael M Campbell officer: Chief Product Officer C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Kirk B. Griswold director 11 TROTTER WAY, COLLEGEVILLE PA 19426
Nicholas Cumins officer: Chief Product Officer C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
David R. Shaman officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Barry J. Bentley director, 10 percent owner C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
David J. Hollister officer: See Remarks C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Brock Ballard officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Brian F. Hughes director 124 COLONIAL RIDGE DRIVE, HADDONFIELD NJ 08033
Raymond B. Bentley director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Vice President C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Gus Bergsma officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Keith A. Bentley director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341
Richard P. Bentley 10 percent owner C/O VIDEORAY LLC, 212 EAST HIGH STREET, POTTSTOWN PA 19464
Spt Invest Management Sarl 10 percent owner 21 RUE EDMOND REUTER, CONTERN N4 5326
Andre Werner officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, 685 STOCKTON DRIVE, EXTON PA 19341