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Pro-Dex (Pro-Dex) Interest Coverage : 5.59 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Pro-Dex 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. Pro-Dex's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.78 Mil. Pro-Dex's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.14 Mil. Pro-Dex's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.59. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

PDEX' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.81   Med: 25.56   Max: 486.43
Current: 11.49


PDEX's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
62.5% of 424 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 18.935 vs PDEX: 11.49

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


Pro-Dex Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pro-Dex'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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Pro-Dex Interest Coverage Chart

Pro-Dex Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.69 29.92 12.86 11.12 10.81

Pro-Dex Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 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 8.88 15.76 11.18 13.78 5.59

Competitive Comparison of Pro-Dex's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Pro-Dex'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.


Pro-Dex's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Pro-Dex's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pro-Dex's Interest Coverage falls into.



Pro-Dex 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.

Pro-Dex's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Pro-Dex's Interest Expense was $-0.53 Mil. Its Operating Income was $5.76 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10.55 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*5.762/-0.533
=10.81

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Pro-Dex's Interest Expense was $-0.14 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.78 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9.64 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*0.777/-0.139
=5.59

* 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.


Pro-Dex  (NAS:PDEX) 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 .


Pro-Dex Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Pro-Dex (Pro-Dex) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2361 McGaw Avenue, Irvine, CA, USA, 92614
Pro-Dex Inc is engaged in designing, developing, and manufacturing powered rotary drive surgical and dental instruments used primarily in the orthopedic, spine, maxocranial facial and dental markets. The company also designs and manufactures multi-axis motion control systems used in factory automation and scientific research markets. In addition, the company provides engineering consulting and placement services, as well as quality and regulatory consulting services. Most of the company's revenue is derived from designing, developing, and manufacturing surgical devices for the medical device and dental industries.
Executives
Angelita Rebamontan Domingo director 1431 MADISON ST., TUSTIN CA 92782
Van Kirk Richard Lee Jr director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 34 DEER CREEK, IRVINE CA 92604
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Farrell William James Iii director 20200 COTTAGEWOOD RD, DEEPHAVEN MN 55331
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Alisha Charlton officer: Chief Financial Officer 25541 COMMERCENTRE DRIVE, LAKE FOREST CA 92630
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David Hovda director
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