Electro-Sensors (Electro-Sensors) Interest Coverage

: No Debt ⁽¹⁾ (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. Electro-Sensors's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.09 Mil. Electro-Sensors's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Electro-Sensors has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

(1) 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.

The historical rank and industry rank for Electro-Sensors's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ELSE's Interest Coverage is not ranked ^*
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.63
* 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.

Electro-Sensors Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electro-Sensors'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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Electro-Sensors Annual Data

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Interest Coverage

441.00

Electro-Sensors Quarterly Data
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Interest Coverage																No Debt	No Debt	44.00	No Debt	No Debt

Competitive Comparison

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Electro-Sensors'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.

Electro-Sensors Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Electro-Sensors's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Electro-Sensors's Interest Coverage falls into.

Electro-Sensors 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.

Electro-Sensors'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, Electro-Sensors's Interest Expense was $-0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.03 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Electro-Sensors did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Electro-Sensors's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Electro-Sensors's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.09 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Electro-Sensors had no debt ⁽¹⁾.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Electro-Sensors (NAS:ELSE) 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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Electro-Sensors (Electro-Sensors) Business Description

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Address

6111 Blue Circle Drive, Minnetonka, MN, USA, 55343-9108

Website

https://www.electro-sensors.com

Electro-Sensors Inc is engaged in manufacturing and selling a variety of monitoring systems that measure actual machine production and operation rates, as well as systems that regulate the speed of related machines in production processes. Its speed monitoring systems compare revolutions per minute or speed against acceptable rates as determined by a customer. It also includes a line of products that measure production counts or rates, such as parts, gallons, or board feet, alarm systems, tachometers, and other devices that translate impulses from the sensors into alarm signals, computer inputs, or digital displays that are usable by the customer.

Executives

Patricia Nancy Peterson	10 percent owner	6005 ERIN TERRACE, EDINA MN 55439
Paul Rodney Peterson	10 percent owner	227 CEDAR DRIVE WEST, HUDSON WI 54016
John Eberhart Peterson	10 percent owner	815 BUTTONBUSH LANE, NAPLES FL 34108
Michael C. Zipoy	director	6111 BLUE CIRCLE DR, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Lynne Elizabeth Peterson	10 percent owner	10254 NOTTINGHAM TRAIL, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347
Estate Of Nancy P. Peterson	10 percent owner	C/O 15708 WOODKNOLL LANE, MINNETONKA MN 55345
Michael Hochman	officer: VP of Casino Card Operations	1100 CANTERBURY ROAD, SHAKOPEE MN 55379
Nancy P. Peterson	10 percent owner	905 MAIN STREET, HOPKINS MN 55343
Nicholas John Swenson	10 percent owner	5000 WEST 36TH STREET, SUITE 130, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416
Scott A. Gabbard	director	6111 BLUE CIRCLE DRIVE, MINNETONKA MN 55343
David L Klenk	director	6111 BLUE CIRCLE DRIVE, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Robert W Heller	director	10992 MOUNT CURVE ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347
Jeffrey Dean Peterson	director	15708 WOODKNOLL LANE, MINNETONKA MN 55345
Geoffrey W Miller	director	12735 42ND PLACE N, PLAYMOUTH MN 55442-2350
John S Strom	director