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Socket Mobile (Socket Mobile) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Socket Mobile 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. Socket Mobile's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.49 Mil. Socket Mobile's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.07 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 Socket Mobile's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SCKT's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.735
* 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.


Socket Mobile Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Socket Mobile'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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Socket Mobile Interest Coverage Chart

Socket Mobile Annual Data
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Socket Mobile Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Socket Mobile's Interest Coverage

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Socket Mobile'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.


Socket Mobile's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Socket Mobile's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Socket Mobile's Interest Coverage falls into.



Socket Mobile 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.

Socket Mobile'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, Socket Mobile's Interest Expense was $-0.24 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-3.12 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.81 Mil.

Socket Mobile did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Socket Mobile's Interest Expense was $-0.07 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.49 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.69 Mil.

Socket Mobile 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.


Socket Mobile  (NAS:SCKT) 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 .


Socket Mobile Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Socket Mobile (Socket Mobile) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
40675 Encyclopedia Circle, Fremont, CA, USA, 94538
Socket Mobile Inc is a producer of data capture products. The company's products are integrated into mobile applications used in mobile point of sale (mPOS), commercial services (field workers), asset tracking, manufacturing process and quality control, transportation and logistics (goods tracking and movement), event management (ticketing, entry, access control, and identification), medical and education. The company offers barcode scanning products for both one-dimensional, including imager and laser, and two-dimensional barcode scanning in standard and durable cases. The company's geographical segments are the United States, Europe, Asia, and the rest of the world, out of which the majority of the revenue is generated from the United States.
Executives
Kevin J Mills director, officer: President and CEO 40675 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIR., FREMONT CA 94538
Charlie Bass director 40675 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIR., FREMONT CA 94538
Giacomo Marini director 40675 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIR., FREMONT CA 94538
Laura Weinstein director 40675 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIRCLE, FREMONT CA 94538
Leonard L Ott officer: Chief Technical Officer 37400 CENTRAL COURT, NEWARK CA 94560
David A. Holmes officer: Chief Business Officer 39700 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
Lynn Zhao officer: Vice President and Controller 39700 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
David W Dunlap officer: CFO 37400 CENTRAL COURT, NEWARK CA 94560
Ivan Lazarev director 40675 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIR, FREMONT CA 94538
Parnell William L. Jr director 40675 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIR, FREMONT CA 94538
Nelson C Chan director C/O SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED, 1251 MCKAY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Brenton Earl Macdonald director 39700 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
James Lopez officer: VP Marketing & Business Dev. 39700 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
Erik L. Fidel director 39700 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
Kevin R Jost director 10370 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77042