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First Sensor AG (XTER:SIS) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is First Sensor AG 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. First Sensor AG's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €2.2 Mil. First Sensor AG's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €0.0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. First Sensor AG has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for First Sensor AG's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XTER:SIS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.63   Med: 5.1   Max: 209.96
Current: 209.96


XTER:SIS's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
81.16% of 621 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 20.85 vs XTER:SIS: 209.96

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


First Sensor AG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Sensor AG'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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First Sensor AG Interest Coverage Chart

First Sensor AG Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.16 3.03 5.82 - 16.18

First Sensor AG Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of First Sensor AG's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, First Sensor AG'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.


First Sensor AG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, First Sensor AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Sensor AG's Interest Coverage falls into.



First Sensor AG 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.

First Sensor AG'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, First Sensor AG's Interest Expense was €-0.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was €4.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €7.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*4.401/-0.272
=16.18

First Sensor AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, First Sensor AG's Interest Expense was €0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was €2.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2.5 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate First Sensor AG's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


First Sensor AG  (XTER:SIS) 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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First Sensor AG (XTER:SIS) Business Description

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Peter-Behrens-Strasse 15, Berlin, BB, DEU, 12459
First Sensor AG is a Germany-based company. It operates in the sensor production and microsystems technology industries. The company's business focuses mainly on the development, manufacture, and distribution of customer-specific optical and non-optical semiconductor sensors and sensor systems. It also develops and manufactures customized hybrid circuits and products for microsystem engineering and advanced packaging. Its product portfolio consists of optical sensors, radiation sensors, pressure sensors, level sensors, flow sensors, inertial sensors, cameras, and other products.

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