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Alight (Alight) Interest Coverage : 2.74 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Alight 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. Alight's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $85 Mil. Alight's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-31 Mil. Alight's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.74. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ALIT' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36   Med: 0.81   Max: 1.18
Current: 0.36


ALIT's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
98.12% of 1599 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 29.34 vs ALIT: 0.36

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


Alight Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alight'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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Alight Interest Coverage Chart

Alight Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.18 0.63 N/A - 0.36

Alight Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 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 1.85 - - - 2.74

Competitive Comparison of Alight's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, Alight'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.


Alight's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Alight 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.

Alight'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, Alight's Interest Expense was $-131 Mil. Its Operating Income was $47 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,847 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*47/-131
=0.36

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Alight's Interest Expense was $-31 Mil. Its Operating Income was $85 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,847 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*85/-31
=2.74

* 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.


Alight  (NYSE:ALIT) 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 .


Alight Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Alight (Alight) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4 Overlook Point, Lincolnshire, IL, USA, 60069
Alight Inc is a provider of integrated, cloud-based human capital solutions that empower clients and employees to manage health, wealth and HR needs. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Richard N Massey director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 900 S. SHACKLEFORD ROAD, SUITE 401, LITTLE ROCK AR 72211
Blackstone Management Associates Vii Nq L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Bx Tempo Ml Holdco 1 L.p. 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSTONE INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Blackstone Holdings I/ii Gp L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSTONE INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Gregory A. George officer: Chief Commercial Officer 4 OVERLOOK POINT, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069
Kausik Rajgopal director 4 OVERLOOK POINT, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069
Lenore D Williams director 601 RIVERSIDE AVE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Martin Felli officer: See Remarks 4 OVERLOOK POINT, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069
Bx Tempo Ml Holdco 1 Gp L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSTONE INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Blackstone Capital Partners Vii.2 (ipo) Nq L.p. 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSTONE INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Bx Tempo Ml Holdco 2 L.p. 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSTONE INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Bx Tempo Ml Holdco 2 Gp L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSTONE INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Blackstone Capital Partners Vii Nq L.p. 10 percent owner C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Blackstone Holdings Iii L.p. 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSTONE INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Foley William P Ii director FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC., 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204