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RF Industries (RF Industries) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is RF Industries 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. RF Industries's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-2.09 Mil. RF Industries's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


RFIL's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 13.79
* 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.


RF Industries Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for RF Industries'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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RF Industries Interest Coverage Chart

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RF Industries Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of RF Industries's Interest Coverage

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, RF Industries'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.


RF Industries's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, RF Industries's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where RF Industries's Interest Coverage falls into.



RF Industries 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.

RF Industries's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023, RF Industries's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-3.80 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $30.01 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate RF Industries's interest coverage with the available data.

RF Industries's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, RF Industries's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-2.09 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $29.15 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate RF Industries'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.


RF Industries  (NAS:RFIL) 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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RF Industries (RF Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7610 Miramar Road, Building 6000, San Diego, CA, USA, 92126-4202
RF Industries Ltd is engaged in the design, manufacture, and marketing of interconnect products and systems, including coaxial and specialty cables, fiber optic cables and connectors, and electrical and electronic specialty cables. The company operates through two segments: RF Connector and Cable Assembly, which consists of the Connector and Cable Assembly Division, and Custom Cabling Manufacturing and Assembly, which consists of its subsidiaries. The company has operations in the United States, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.
Executives
Robert D Dawson officer: President and CEO 7610 MIRAMAR RD., BLDG. 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Mark Holdsworth director 140 S. LAKE AVE., STE. 304, PASADENA CA 91101
Kay Lee Tidwell director C/O HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC., 11601 WILSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 1600, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Jason Cohenour director 47669 FREMONT BLVD, FREMONT CA 94538
Ray Michael Bibisi officer: Chief Operating Officer 7610 MIRAMAR RD, BLDG 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Sheryl Lynn Cefali director 7610 MIRAMAR RD, BLDG 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Edward Joseph Benoit director 7610 MIRAMAR ROAD, BUILDING 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Marvin Fink director 7610 MIRAMAR RD., SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Howard F Hill officer: President, CEO 7610 MIRAMAR RD, SUITE 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126-4202
Peter Yin officer: Chief Financial Officer 7610 MIRAMAR ROAD, SUITE 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Gerald T Garland director
Mark Turfler officer: Acting Chief Financial Officer 7610 MIRAMAR ROAD, BUILDING 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
William Reynolds director 7610 MIRAMAR ROAD, BLDG. 6000, SAN DIEGO CA 92126
Johnny Carl Walker officer: President 2217 RAVINIA DRIVE, ARLINGTON TX 76012
James Doss officer: Chief Financial Officer 1 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE C, CRANBURY NJ 08512