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Ameritek Ventures (Ameritek Ventures) Interest Coverage : 1.32 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ameritek Ventures 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. Ameritek Ventures's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.10 Mil. Ameritek Ventures's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.07 Mil. Ameritek Ventures's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.32. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Ameritek Venturess earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

ATVK' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.68   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: 0.68


ATVK's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
96.69% of 2298 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.58 vs ATVK: 0.68

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


Ameritek Ventures Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ameritek Ventures'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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Ameritek Ventures Interest Coverage Chart

Ameritek Ventures Annual Data
Trend May11 May12 May13 May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only No Debt No Debt - - 0.69

Ameritek Ventures Quarterly Data
May16 Aug16 Nov16 Feb17 May17 Aug17 Nov17 Feb18 May18 Aug18 Nov18 Feb19 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.87 0.82 - - 1.32

Competitive Comparison of Ameritek Ventures's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Ameritek Ventures'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.


Ameritek Ventures's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Ameritek Ventures's Interest Coverage falls into.



Ameritek Ventures 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.

Ameritek Ventures'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, Ameritek Ventures's Interest Expense was $-0.19 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.13 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.93 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*0.127/-0.185
=0.69

Ameritek Ventures's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Ameritek Ventures's Interest Expense was $-0.07 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.10 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.93 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*0.096/-0.073
=1.32

* 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.


Ameritek Ventures  (OTCPK:ATVK) 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 .


Ameritek Ventures Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Ameritek Ventures (Ameritek Ventures) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
401 Ryland Street, Suite 200A, Reno, NV, USA, 89502
Ameritek Ventures manufactures machinery that is used to manufacture optical fiber preforms. These preforms are then used to produce commercial grade optical fiber. The company's products can be used in the telecommunication industry. Ameritek's equipment provides the preforms that can be used to manufacture fiber optic cables.
Executives
Shaun Passley officer: Chairman, CEO and CFO 201 W. LAKE ST. 135, CH IL 60606

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