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Lucas GC (Lucas GC) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lucas GC 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. Lucas GC's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. Lucas GC's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. Lucas GC has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

(1) 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.

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

LGCL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 75.87   Med: 529.73   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt


LGCL's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
98.62% of 1600 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 28.905 vs LGCL: No Debt

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


Lucas GC Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lucas GC'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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Lucas GC Interest Coverage Chart

Lucas GC Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
No Debt 529.73 N/A 75.87

Lucas GC Quarterly Data
Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial No Debt No Debt N/A No Debt No Debt

Competitive Comparison of Lucas GC's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, Lucas GC'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.


Lucas GC's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Lucas GC 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.

Lucas GC'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, Lucas GC's Interest Expense was $-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $9.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*9.484/-0.125
=75.87

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Lucas GC's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.

Lucas GC had no debt (1).

* 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.


Lucas GC  (NAS:LGCL) 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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Lucas GC (Lucas GC) Business Description

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Lucas GC Ltd is a technology-driven online agent-centric human capital management service provider targeting professionals based on PaaS in China.