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BGSF (BGSF) Interest Coverage : 0.84 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is BGSF 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. BGSF's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.0 Mil. BGSF's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-1.2 Mil. BGSF's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.84. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BGSF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.16   Med: 4.81   Max: 12.18
Current: 2.65


BGSF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
81.59% of 793 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.27 vs BGSF: 2.65

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


BGSF Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for BGSF'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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BGSF Interest Coverage Chart

BGSF Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.56 3.96 7.11 12.18 2.70

BGSF Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.58 3.36 3.35 2.10 0.84

Competitive Comparison of BGSF's Interest Coverage

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, BGSF'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.


BGSF's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, BGSF's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



BGSF 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.

BGSF'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, BGSF's Interest Expense was $-6.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $16.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*16.158/-5.976
=2.70

BGSF's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, BGSF's Interest Expense was $-1.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $53.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*1.04/-1.235
=0.84

* 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.


BGSF  (NYSE:BGSF) 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 .


BGSF Interest Coverage Related Terms

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BGSF (BGSF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5850 Granite Parkway, Suite 730, Plano, TX, USA, 75024
BGSF Inc is engaged in providing temporary staffing services. The company has expertise in Real Estate, Professional, and Light Industrial sectors. The majority of its revenue comes from the Professional segment that provides skilled field talent on a nationwide basis for information technology & finance, accounting, legal and human resource client partner projects on a national basis. The services offered by the company include Staffing and Recruiting, Executive Search, Project & Consulting, and Onsite Management.
Executives
Douglas Hailey director 861 MAGGIES WAY, WATERBURY CENTER VT 05677
Donna Carroll director 5850 GRANITE PARKWAY #730, PLANO TX 75024
John R Barnett officer: CFO and Secretary 111 CONGRESSIONAL BLVD, STE 500, CARMEL IN 46032
Allen C. David Jr director 805 HUNTINGTON COURT, SOUTHLAKE TX 76092
Baum Richard L Jr director 10 KINZEL LANE, WEST ORANGE NJ 07052
Paul Seid director 22 WOODHAVEN DRIVE, NEW CITY NY 10956
Cynthia Marshall director 5850 GRANITE PARKWAY STE 730, PLANO TX 75024
Dan Hollenbach officer: CFO and Secretary C/O BG STAFFING, INC., 5850 GRANITE PARKWAY, SUITE 730, PLANO TX 75024
Beth Garvey officer: Chief Operating Officer 4528 DAFFODIL TRAIL, PLANO TX 75093
Baker L. Allen Jr. director, officer: President and CEO 7338 MAY HALL DRIVE, FRISCO TX 75034
Robert G Weinrich officer: interim CFO and Secretary 158 NATCHES TRACE, COPPELL TX 75019
Michael A Rutledge officer: CFO and Secretary 5000 LEGACY DR, SUITE 350, PLANO TX 75024