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Ultralife (Ultralife) Interest Coverage : 7.81 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Ultralife 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. Ultralife's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $4.1 Mil. Ultralife's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.5 Mil. Ultralife's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 7.81. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ULBI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.14   Med: 13.67   Max: 104.05
Current: 6.4


ULBI's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
67.02% of 2295 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.76 vs ULBI: 6.40

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


Ultralife Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ultralife'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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Ultralife Interest Coverage Chart

Ultralife Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.67 13.08 0.14 0.14 4.70

Ultralife Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.06 8.33 3.64 6.45 7.81

Competitive Comparison of Ultralife's Interest Coverage

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Ultralife'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.


Ultralife's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Ultralife 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.

Ultralife'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, Ultralife's Interest Expense was $-2.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $9.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $23.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*9.475/-2.016
=4.70

Ultralife's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Ultralife's Interest Expense was $-0.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $4.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $23.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*4.063/-0.52
=7.81

* 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.


Ultralife  (NAS:ULBI) 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 .


Ultralife Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Ultralife (Ultralife) Business Description

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Address
2000 Technology Parkway, Newark, NY, USA, 14513
Ultralife Corp provides products and services ranging from power solutions to communications and electronics systems to customers across the globe in the government and defense, medical, safety and security, energy, and industrial sectors. The company design, manufacture, install and maintain power and communications systems including rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries, charging systems, communications and electronics systems and accessories, and custom-engineered systems. The company's segments include Battery and Energy Products, and Communications Systems. It generates maximum revenue from Battery and Energy Products segment.
Executives
Bradford T Whitmore 10 percent owner 5215 OLD ORCHARD ROAD, SUITE 620, SKOKIE IL 60077
Michael Edward Manna director, officer: President and CEO 2000 TECHNOLOGY PARKWAY, NEWARK NY 14513
W. Shaw Robert director 2000 TECHNOLOGY PARKWAY, NEWARK NY 14513
Janie Goddard director C/O ACON - 1133 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NW, SUITE 700, WASHINGTON DC 20036
Thomas Louis Saeli director 2000 TECHNOLOGY PARKWAY, NEWARK NY 14513
Philip A Fain officer: Vice President C/O CXO ON THE GO OF DELAWARE, LLC, 3349 MONROE AVENUE, # 256, ROCHESTER NY 14618
Michael D Popielec director, officer: President and CEO 2000 TECHNOLOGY PARKWAY, NEWARK NY 14513
Steven Mark Anderson director 2000 TECHNOLOGY PARKWAY, NEWARK NY 14513
Sunray I, Llc 10 percent owner 1560 SHERMAN AVENUE, SUITE 900, EVANSTON IL 60201
James A. Croce director 2000 TECHNOLOGY PARKWAY, NEWARK NY 14513
Spurgeon Corp 10 percent owner 407 S. THIRD STREET, SUITE 230, GENEVA IL 60134
Patricia C Barron director 6601 WEST BROAD STREET, P O BOX 27003, RICHMOND VA 23261-7003
Daniel W Christman director C/O ENTEGRIS, INC., 129 CONCORD ROAD, BILLERICA MA 01821
Paula H Cholmondeley director 221 W PHILADELPHIA ST, SUITE 60W, YORK PA 17401-2991
Ranjit C Singh director

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