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Lesaka Technologies (Lesaka Technologies) Interest Coverage : 0.47 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lesaka Technologies 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. Lesaka Technologies's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.3 Mil. Lesaka Technologies's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-4.8 Mil. Lesaka Technologies's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.47. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LSAK' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.07   Med: 27.85   Max: 33.41
Current: 0.07


LSAK's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
99.56% of 1606 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 28.9 vs LSAK: 0.07

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


Lesaka Technologies Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lesaka Technologies'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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Lesaka Technologies Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Lesaka Technologies's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Lesaka Technologies'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.


Lesaka Technologies's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Lesaka Technologies 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.

Lesaka Technologies's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Lesaka Technologies's Interest Expense was $-18.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-8.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $132.6 Mil.

Lesaka Technologies did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Lesaka Technologies's Interest Expense was $-4.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $143.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2.273/-4.822
=0.47

* 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.


Lesaka Technologies  (NAS:LSAK) 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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Lesaka Technologies (Lesaka Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Corner Jan Smuts Avenue and Bolton Road, President Place, 4th Floor, Rosebank, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Lesaka Technologies Inc provides payment solutions, transaction processing solutions, and financial technologies. The company operates two reportable segments: Merchant and Consumer. The company operates mainly within South Africa. The Merchant segment that derives majority revenue includes activities related to the provision of goods and services provided to corporate and other juristic entities. It earns fees from processing activities performed for its customers and revenue generated from the distribution of prepaid airtime. The Consumer segment includes activities related to the provision of financial services to customers, including bank accounts, loans, and insurance products. The firm charges monthly administration fees for all bank accounts.
Executives
Ali Mazanderani director C/O NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 4TH FL CNR JAN SMUT AVE & BOLTON RD., ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG T3 00000
Value Capital Partners (pty) Ltd 10 percent owner ROSEBANK LINK, 173 OXFORD ROAD, 8TH FLOOR, GAUTENG T3 2196
Meyer Christopher G.b. director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 4TH FL CNR JAN SMUT AVE & BOLTON RD, ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG T3 00000
Sharron Venessa Naidoo director 643 WILLOWGROVE ROAD, DAINFERN T3 2055
Lincoln Camagu Mali officer: CEO: South Africa C/O NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 4TH FL CNR JAN SMUT AVE & BOLTON RD, ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG T3 00000
Steven John Heilbron director, officer: Connect Grp Chief Exec Officer C/O SOUVARIS PROPERTIES 45 PTY LTD, 139 KLOOF ROAD, CLIFTON T3 8005
Monde Nkosi director C/O VALUE CAPITAL PARTNERS, 173 OXFORD ROAD, ROSEBANK LINK 8TH FLOOR, GAUTENG T3 2196
Anthony C Ball director PRIVATE BAG XI, NORTHLANDS T3 2116
Naeem Ebrahim Kola director, officer: Group Chief Financial Officer VILLA E2, STREET E13, DISTRICT 5, JUMEIRAH PARK, DUBAI C0 00000
Nonkululeko Nompumelelo Gobodo director C/O NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 4TH FL CNR JAN SMUT AVE & BOLTON RD, ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG T3 00000
Nunthakumarin Pillay officer: Managing Dir.: South Africa PRESIDENT PLACE, 4TH FLOOR, CNR. JAN SMUTS AVENUE AND BOLTON ROAD, ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG T3 T3
Jabulane Albert Mabuza director C/O NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 4TH FL CNR JAN SMUT AVE & BOLTON RD., ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG T3 00000
Javed Hamid director C/O NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 4TH FL CNR JAN SMUT AVE & BOLTON RD, ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG T3 00000
Ekta Singh-bushell director 9197 S. PEORIA ST., ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Kubandiran Pillay director C/O NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 4TH FL CNR JAN SMUTS AVE & BOLTON RD, ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG T3 00000

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