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Blue Star Capital (LSE:BLU) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Blue Star Capital 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. Blue Star Capital's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was £-0.09 Mil. Blue Star Capital's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was £0.00 Mil. Blue Star Capital has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Blue Star Capital PLC has no debt.

(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 Blue Star Capital's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:BLU' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: No Debt   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt


LSE:BLU's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
98.88% of 446 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 40.66 vs LSE:BLU: 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.


Blue Star Capital Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blue Star Capital'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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Blue Star Capital Interest Coverage Chart

Blue Star Capital Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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Blue Star Capital Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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Competitive Comparison of Blue Star Capital's Interest Coverage

For the Asset Management subindustry, Blue Star Capital'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.


Blue Star Capital's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Blue Star Capital's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blue Star Capital's Interest Coverage falls into.



Blue Star Capital 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.

Blue Star Capital's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Blue Star Capital's Interest Expense was £0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-0.44 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.

Blue Star Capital had no debt (1).

Blue Star Capital's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, Blue Star Capital's Interest Expense was £0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-0.09 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.

Blue Star Capital 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.


Blue Star Capital  (LSE:BLU) 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 .


Blue Star Capital Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Blue Star Capital (LSE:BLU) Business Description

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Address
135 High Street, Griffin House, Crawley, West Sussex, GBR, RH10 1DQ
Blue Star Capital PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment company. Its business includes investing in assets or companies in the sectors such as gaming, media, and technology. The company also holds investments in investee companies in other sectors by way of equity, debt, or convertible securities. It focuses on capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of quoted and unquoted investments.