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GK Software SE (XTER:GKS) Interest Coverage : 20.04 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is GK Software SE 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. GK Software SE's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was €10.2 Mil. GK Software SE's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was €-0.5 Mil. GK Software SE's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 20.04. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XTER:GKS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16   Med: 35.24   Max: 125.97
Current: 52.02


XTER:GKS's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
58.29% of 1599 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 29.34 vs XTER:GKS: 52.02

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


GK Software SE Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for GK Software SE'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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GK Software SE Interest Coverage Chart

GK Software SE Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.16 2.10 7.22 88.53 125.97

GK Software SE Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 12.75 - - 0.50 20.04

Competitive Comparison of GK Software SE's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, GK Software SE'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.


GK Software SE's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where GK Software SE's Interest Coverage falls into.



GK Software SE 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.

GK Software SE's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, GK Software SE's Interest Expense was €-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was €16.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €19.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*16.25/-0.129
=125.97

GK Software SE's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2023, GK Software SE's Interest Expense was €-0.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was €10.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €17.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*10.201/-0.509
=20.04

* 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.


GK Software SE  (XTER:GKS) 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 .


GK Software SE Interest Coverage Related Terms

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GK Software SE (XTER:GKS) Business Description

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Address
Waldstrasse 7, Schoneck, SN, DEU, D-08261
GK Software SE provides standard software for the retail sector. Its products include SAP Store Solutions by GK, GK-in-the-Cloud, Mobile Customer Experience, and many more. Its geographical segments include EMEA; Americas and Other business activities. The company generates maximum revenue from the EMEA segment.
Executives
André Hergert Board of Directors
Rainer Gläß Board of Directors
Herbert Zinn Supervisory Board

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