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Escalon Medical (Escalon Medical) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Escalon Medical 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. Escalon Medical's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.07 Mil. Escalon Medical's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.01 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 Escalon Medical's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ESMC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.63   Med: 5010.89   Max: No Debt
Current: 30.78


ESMC's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
59.2% of 424 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 19.77 vs ESMC: 30.78

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


Escalon Medical Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Escalon Medical'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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Escalon Medical Interest Coverage Chart

Escalon Medical Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
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Escalon Medical Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of Escalon Medical's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Escalon Medical'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.


Escalon Medical's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

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

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



Escalon Medical 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.

Escalon Medical'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, Escalon Medical's Interest Expense was $-0.02 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.48 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.52 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*0.479/-0.022
=21.77

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Escalon Medical's Interest Expense was $-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.07 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.33 Mil.

Escalon Medical 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.


Escalon Medical  (OTCPK:ESMC) 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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Escalon Medical (Escalon Medical) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
435 Devon Park Drive, Suite 824, Wayne, PA, USA, 19087
Escalon Medical Corp operates in the healthcare market specializing in the development, manufacture, marketing, and distribution of medical devices and pharmaceuticals in the area of ophthalmology. Its products are A-Scans, B-Scans, UBM, Pachymeters, Color/Fluorescein Angiography Digital Imaging Systems, Ispan Intraocular Gases, Surgical Packs, Viscous Fluid Transfer Systems, and AXIS Image Management. Substantial revenue is generated from the domestic sales of products.
Executives
David James Jacovini director 120 PINE STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
John Dogum director 1818 MARKET STREET, 35TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Richard J Depiano director 435 DEVON PARK DRIVE, SUITE 100, WAYNE PA 19087
Lisa A Napolitano director 351 EAST CONESTOGA ROAD, WAYNE PA 19087
C Sean Closkey director 1700 MARKET STREET, 19TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
C Todd Trusk director 1410 RUSSELL ROAD, SUITE 100, WAYNE PA 19301
Robert Michael O'connor officer: Chief Financial Officer 53 SORREL RUN, MT. LAUREL NJ 08054
Anthony J Coppola director 1 NORTH NEW YORK ROAD, SMITHVILLE NJ 08205
Federman Jay L Md director 501 N. ESSEX AVENUE, NARBERTH PA 19072
Kwan William L G director 351 EAST CONESTOGA ROAD, WAYNE PA 19087
Mark Wallace officer: Chief Operating Officer 565 E SWEDESFORD ROAD, STE 200, WAYNE PA 19087
Fred G Choate director 601 DELSEA DRIVE, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP NJ 08080
Depiano Richard J Jr officer: President 575 E. SWEDESFORD ROAD, SUITE 100, WAYNE PA 19087
Berkowitz David officer: Principal Accounting Officer 565 EAST SWEDESFORD ROAD, SUITE 200, WAYNE PA 19087
Mark H Karsch officer: CFO 565 EAST SWEDESFORD ROAD, SUITE 200, WAYNE PA 19087

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