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Faro Technologies (Faro Technologies) Interest Coverage

: 1.98 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Faro Technologies's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.6 Mil. Faro Technologies's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.8 Mil. Faro Technologies's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.98. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


FARO's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.75
* 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.


Faro Technologies Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Faro Technologies'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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Faro Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Faro Technologies Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only N/A - - - 1.98

Competitive Comparison

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Faro Technologies'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.


Faro Technologies Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Faro Technologies's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Faro Technologies 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.

Faro Technologies'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, Faro Technologies's Interest Expense was $-3.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-34.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $83.6 Mil.

Faro Technologies did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Faro Technologies's Interest Expense was $-0.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $83.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1.619/-0.819
=1.98

* 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.


Faro Technologies  (NAS:FARO) 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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Faro Technologies (Faro Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
250 Technology Park, Lake Mary, FL, USA, 32746
Faro Technologies Inc is a global technology company. It designs, develops, manufactures, markets and supports software-driven, three-dimensional (3-D) measurement, imaging, and realization solutions for the 3D metrology, architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and public safety analytics markets. The company enables its customers to capture, measure, manipulate, interact with and share 3D and 2D data from the physical world in a virtual environment and then translate the information back into the physical domain. FARO suite of 3D products and software solutions are used for the inspection of components and assemblies, rapid prototyping, reverse engineering, documenting large volumes or structures in 3D, surveying, and construction.
Executives
Alexander M Davern director C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS, 11500 MOPAC BLDG C, AUSTIN TX 78759
Peter James Lau director, officer: President and CEO C/O HUBBELL INCORPORATED, 40 WATERVIEW DRIVE, SHELTON CT 06484
Rotterdam Jeroen Van director 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Yuval Wasserman director 1625 SHARP POINT DRIVE, FORT COLLINS CO 80525
Stephen Cole director 125 TECHNOLOGY PARK, LAKE MARY FL 32746
John Donofrio director ONE VILLAGE CENTER ROAD, VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP MI 48111
Jawad A Ahsan director 17800 N 85TH ST, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85255
Jeffrey D Sexton officer: Vice President of Global Sales 1519 MONTEVAL PLACE, SAN JOSE CA 95120
Rajani Ramanathan director C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 2850 S DELAWARE STREET, S-400, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Moonhie Chin director AUTODESK, INC., 111 MCINNIS PARKWAY, SAN RAFAEL CA 94903
Kevin Beadle officer: Senior Vice President, Sales 1601 S. MOPAC EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 100, AUSTIN TX 78746
Katrona Tyrrell officer: Chief People Officer C/O FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 250 TECHNOLOGY PARK, LAKE MARY FL 32746
Yazid Tohme officer: Chief R&D Officer C/O FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 250 TECHNOLOGY PARK, LAKE MARY FL 32746
Allen L. Muhich officer: Chief Financial Officer 250 TECHNOLOGY PARK, LAKE MARY FL 32746
Michael D Burger director, officer: President and CEO 250 TECHNOLOGY PARK, LAKE MARY FL 32746