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Birner Dental Management Services (Birner Dental Management Services) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is Birner Dental Management Services 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. Birner Dental Management Services's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was $-0.64 Mil. Birner Dental Management Services's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was $-0.30 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Birner Dental Management Services's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


BDMS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 9.005
* 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.


Birner Dental Management Services Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Birner Dental Management 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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Birner Dental Management Services Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Birner Dental Management Services's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Birner Dental Management 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.


Birner Dental Management Services's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Birner Dental Management Services's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Birner Dental Management Services's Interest Coverage falls into.



Birner Dental Management 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.

Birner Dental Management Services's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017, Birner Dental Management Services's Interest Expense was $-0.44 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-3.33 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10.13 Mil.

Birner Dental Management Services did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Birner Dental Management Services's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2018, Birner Dental Management Services's Interest Expense was $-0.30 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.64 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5.30 Mil.

Birner Dental Management Services did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Birner Dental Management Services  (OTCPK:BDMS) 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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Birner Dental Management Services (Birner Dental Management Services) Business Description

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Birner Dental Management Services Inc is engaged in the medical care domain based in the United States. The company provides a solution to the needs of dentists, patients, and third-party payers by allowing its affiliated dentists to provide dental care in patient-friendly, family practice settings. The company offers specialty dental services through affiliated specialists at some of its locations. Dentists practicing at its offices provide general dentistry services, including crowns and bridges and fillings.
Executives
Bradley M Tirpak director, 10 percent owner 50 ORCHARD ST., NEW YORK NY 10002
John M Climaco director PO BOX 326, PARK CITY UT 84060
Joshua Horowitz director, 10 percent owner 72-38 113TH STREET, APARTMENT 3L, FOREST HILLS NY 11375
Palm Global Small Cap Master Fund Lp director, 10 percent owner C/O PALM MANAGEMENT (US) LLC, 19 WEST ELM STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Palm Management (us) Llc director, 10 percent owner 19 WEST ELM STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Bradley C Palmer 10 percent owner C/O PALM MANAGEMENT (US) LLC, 19 WEST ELM STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Charles M Gillman 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 1223 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, OFFICE 648, SANTA MONICA CA 90402
Star Equity Holdings, Inc. 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 53 FOREST AVE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Barry Igdaloff 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses
Lee D Keddie 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 1110 W. LAKE COOK ROAD SUITE 220 BUFFALO GROVE IL 60089