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American Shared Hospital Services (American Shared Hospital Services) Interest Coverage

: 3.68 (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. American Shared Hospital Services's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.06 Mil. American Shared Hospital Services's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.29 Mil. American Shared Hospital Services's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.68. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Shared Hospital Services's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

AMS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.97   Med: 2.25   Max: 4.02
Current: 2.09


AMS's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
80.2% of 404 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 9 vs AMS: 2.09

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


American Shared Hospital Services Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Shared Hospital Services'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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American Shared Hospital Services Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.17 - 2.96 4.02 2.09

American Shared Hospital Services 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 3.27 1.36 1.91 1.32 3.68

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, American Shared Hospital Services'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.


American Shared Hospital Services Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, American Shared Hospital Services's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Shared Hospital Services's Interest Coverage falls into.



American Shared Hospital Services 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.

American Shared Hospital Services'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, American Shared Hospital Services's Interest Expense was $-1.11 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2.32 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11.04 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2.322/-1.112
=2.09

American Shared Hospital Services's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, American Shared Hospital Services's Interest Expense was $-0.29 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1.06 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11.04 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1.056/-0.287
=3.68

* 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.


American Shared Hospital Services  (AMEX:AMS) 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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American Shared Hospital Services (American Shared Hospital Services) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
601 Montgomery, Suite 1112, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94111-2619
American Shared Hospital Services provides stereotactic radiosurgery equipment and Advanced radiation therapy and related equipment. It currently provides Gamma Knife units to medical centers and stand-alone facilities. The company, along with its subsidiaries, operates through the following operations: Gamma Knife, Advanced Radiation Therapy Equipment and Services, and Proton Beam Radiation Therapy Operations. It generates most of its revenue from the domestic market.
Executives
Robert L Hiatt officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BARACK FERRAZZANO, 333 W WACKER #2700, CHICAGO IL 60606
Peter M Gaccione officer: Chief Operating Officer 601 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1112, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Vicki L Wilson director TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER, STE 410, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Kathleen Miles director TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER, STE 410, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Ernest Robert Bates officer: Vice President 350 MARGARITA DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL CA 94901
Sandra Aj Lawrence director C/O EVERGY, INC., 1200 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Saim Mert Ozyurek director 2 EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 410, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
David Larson director 80 CERRITOS AVE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94127
Kelly Daniel G Jr director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Raymond C Stachowiak director, 10 percent owner, officer: Interim President & CEO C/O ASHS, 2 EMBARCADERO CENTER-SUITE 410, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Trotman Stanley S Jr director
Craig Kenji Tagawa officer: COO/CFO 5323 SPRINGRIDGE COURT, FAIRFIELD CA 94534
Ernest A Bates director, 10 percent owner, officer: CHAIRMAN AND CEO FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER 3620, SAN FRANCISO CA 94111-4155
American Shared Hospital Services director, 10 percent owner, officer: CHAIRMAN AND CEO 601 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1112, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
John F Ruffle director 77 PLEASANTVILLE ROAD, NEW VERNON NJ 07976