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Forward Industries (Forward Industries) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Forward Industries 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. Forward Industries's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.38 Mil. Forward Industries's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.02 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 Forward Industries's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

FORD' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.54   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: 2.6


FORD's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
67.75% of 710 companies
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry
Industry Median: 5.295 vs FORD: 2.60

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


Forward Industries Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Forward Industries'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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Forward Industries Interest Coverage Chart

Forward Industries Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
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Forward Industries 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 Forward Industries's Interest Coverage

For the Footwear & Accessories subindustry, Forward Industries'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.


Forward Industries's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Forward Industries's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Forward Industries 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.

Forward Industries's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Forward Industries's Interest Expense was $-0.10 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.16 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.93 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*0.16/-0.104
=1.54

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Forward Industries's Interest Expense was $-0.02 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.38 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.72 Mil.

Forward Industries 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.


Forward Industries  (NAS:FORD) 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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Forward Industries (Forward Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
700 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 100, Hauppauge, New York, NY, USA, 11788
Forward Industries Inc is a provider of carrying and protective solutions. It designs and distributes product protection for handheld electronic devices. Forward Industries sells soft-sided carrying cases for blood glucose diagnostic kits and portable consumer electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, personal computers, notebooks, and global Positioning System devices. It operates in two segments, the OEM distribution segment sources and distributes carrying cases and other accessories for medical monitoring and diagnostic kits and a variety of other portable electronic and non-electronic devices directly to OEMs; The design segment provides a full spectrum of hardware and software product design and engineering services. The majority of revenue is generated from the US.
Executives
Kathleen Weisberg officer: Chief Financial Officer 700 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY, SUITE 100, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Sangita Shah director C/O FORWARD INDUSTRIES, INC., 477 ROSEMARY AVE., STE. 219, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Sharon Hemond Hrynkow director 4816 KING SOLOMON DRIVE, ANNADALE VA 22003
James W Zigler director
Wild Robert W Jr. officer: COO of Subsidiary 700 VETERANS HWY, SUITE 100, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Mitchell Maiman officer: President of Subsidiary 700 VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY, SUITE 100, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Paul Jean Severino officer: COO of Subsidiary 700 VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY, SUITE 100, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Thomas Edward Kramer officer: CEO to Subsidiary 8560 COTTONWOOD ST. NW, SUITE 100, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55433
Anthony Camarda officer: Chief Financial Officer 700 VETERANS HWY, SUITE 100, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Douglas David Matthews officer: Sr VP/Chief Operating Officer 477 S. ROSEMARY AVE., SUITE 219, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Jenny P. Yu 10 percent owner 9255 DOHENY ROAD, APT. 2905, WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90069
James M Frost director 477 S. ROSEMARY AVE., SUITE 219, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Michael L. Luetkemeyer director 411 LANDMARK DRIVE, WILMINGTON NC 28412
Sharon Hrynkow director C/O FORWARD INDUSTRIES, INC., 477 ROSEMARY AVE., STE. 219, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Michael D Matte officer: Chief Financial Officer