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Madison Square Garden Sports (Madison Square Garden Sports) Interest Coverage

: 3.88 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Madison Square Garden Sports's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $28.8 Mil. Madison Square Garden Sports's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-7.4 Mil. Madison Square Garden Sports's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.88. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Madison Square Garden Sports's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

MSGS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3   Med: 5.53   Max: 7.34
Current: 3


MSGS's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
76.92% of 611 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.96 vs MSGS: 3.00

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


Madison Square Garden Sports Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Madison Square Garden Sports'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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Madison Square Garden Sports Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 7.34 3.72

Madison Square Garden Sports Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.47 11.67 - - 3.88

Competitive Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Madison Square Garden Sports'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.


Madison Square Garden Sports Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Madison Square Garden Sports's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Madison Square Garden Sports's Interest Coverage falls into.



Madison Square Garden Sports 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.

Madison Square Garden Sports'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, Madison Square Garden Sports's Interest Expense was $-22.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $85.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,041.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*85.174/-22.884
=3.72

Madison Square Garden Sports's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Madison Square Garden Sports's Interest Expense was $-7.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $28.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,071.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*28.817/-7.419
=3.88

* 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.


Madison Square Garden Sports  (NYSE:MSGS) 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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Madison Square Garden Sports (Madison Square Garden Sports) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Two Penn Plaza, New York, NY, USA, 10121
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp is engaged in live sports and entertainment business. The Company's reportable segment: MSG Entertainment consists of live entertainment events, including concerts and other live events, such as family shows, performing arts and special events.
Executives
David Granville-smith officer: Executive Vice President TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
David G. Hopkinson officer: President & COO C/O TILRAY, INC., 655 MADISON AVENUE, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10065
Jamaal T Lesane officer: EVP and General Counsel TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Quentin F Dolan director 11 PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10001
Joseph Cohen director TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Dolan Leinauer Corby other: Trustee of 13D Group Member BAKER BOTTS L.L.P., 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Lawrence J. Burian officer: EVP, GC and Secretary TWO PENN PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Alexander Shvartsman officer: SVP, Controller & PAO TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Stephen Mills director TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Ivan G Seidenberg director VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC, 140 WEST STREET, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10007
Anthony J Vinciquerra director FOX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC., 10201 WEST PICO BLVD, LOS ANGELES CA 90035
Philip Gerard D'ambrosio officer: SVP, Treasurer TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Richard D Parsons director TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Andrew Lustgarten officer: President TWO PENN PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Charles F. Dolan 2019 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #1m other: Member of 13D Group C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE, 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE, WOODBURY NY 11797