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GBT Technologies (GBT Technologies) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is GBT 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. GBT Technologies's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.18 Mil. GBT Technologies's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.03 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


GTCH's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 29.37
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


GBT Technologies Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for GBT 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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GBT Technologies Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of GBT Technologies's Interest Coverage

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, GBT 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.


GBT Technologies's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



GBT 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.

GBT Technologies'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, GBT Technologies's Interest Expense was $-2.91 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.74 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.33 Mil.

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

GBT Technologies's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, GBT Technologies's Interest Expense was $-0.03 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.18 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.31 Mil.

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

* 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.


GBT Technologies  (OTCPK:GTCH) 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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GBT Technologies (GBT Technologies) Business Description

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Address
2450 Colorado Avenue, Suite 100E, Santa Monica, CA, USA, 90404
GBT Technologies Inc is engaged in the development of Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled networking and tracking technologies, including wireless mesh network technology platform and fixed solutions, development of an intelligent human body vitals device, prepaid services, asset-tracking IoT, and wireless mesh networks. The Company also offers prepaid cellular phone minutes for both domestic and international carriers. It derives revenue from the provision of IT consulting services; and from the licensing of its technology.
Executives
Douglas Landers Davis officer: CEO C/O GOPHER PROTOCOL,, 2500 BROADWAY,SUITE F-125, SANTA MONICA CA 90404
Mitchell Kirk Tavera director 10 CLUB VIEW LANE, ROLLING HILLS ESTATES CA 90274
Eva Bitter director PACSIRTA UTCA 3., PILISBOROSJENO K5 2097
Ned L Siegel director 600 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES CA 90017
Robert M. Yaspan director 21700 OXNARD STREET, SUITE 1750, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Judit Nagypal director HANS-DOLLGAST STR. 12, MUNICH 2M 80807
Muhammad Khilji director 23832 ROCKFIELD BLVD, UNIT 170, LAKE FOREST CA 92630
Kevin Pickard officer: Chief Financial Officer 28245 AVENUE CROCKER, SUITE 220, VALENCIA CA 91355
Dan Rittman director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O GOPHER PROTOCOL INC., 23129 CAJALCO ROAD, PERRIS CA 92570
Direct Communications, Inc 10 percent owner 19528 VENTURA BLVD #355, TARZANA CA 91356
Michael Murray director, 10 percent owner, officer: President, CEO & Secretary C/O GOPHER PROTOCOL INC., 23129 CAJALCO ROAD, PERRIS CA 92570
Reko Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner 20154 CHAPTER DR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91364