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FormFactor (FormFactor) Interest Coverage

: 16.94 (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. FormFactor's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.1 Mil. FormFactor's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.4 Mil. FormFactor's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 16.94. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

FORM' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.31   Med: 94.84   Max: No Debt
Current: 20.47


FORM's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
50.16% of 620 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 19.975 vs FORM: 20.47

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


FormFactor Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for FormFactor'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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FormFactor Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.93 96.98 162.85 94.84 23.29

FormFactor 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 N/A N/A 16.94

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, FormFactor'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.


FormFactor Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, FormFactor's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



FormFactor 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.

FormFactor'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, FormFactor's Interest Expense was $-0.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $9.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $38.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*9.803/-0.421
=23.29

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, FormFactor's Interest Expense was $-0.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $7.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $38.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*7.13/-0.421
=16.94

* 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.


FormFactor  (NAS:FORM) 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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FormFactor (FormFactor) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7005 Southfront Road, Livermore, CA, USA, 94551
FormFactor Inc designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and supports semiconductor probe card products. The company operates in two reportable segments namely Probe Cards Segment and the Systems Segment. Sales of probe cards and analytical probes are included in the Probe Cards Segment, while sales of probe stations and thermal sub-systems are included in the Systems Segment. Probe cards generate the maximum revenue from its operations. It offers multiple product lines which include analytical probes, probe stations, thermal sub-systems, and related services.
Executives
Rebeca Obregon-jimenez director 3748 E MARE COURT, PHOENIX AZ 85044
Shai Shahar officer: CFO, SVP Global Finance 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Dennis Thomas St director C/O FORMFACTOR, INC., 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Mike Slessor director, officer: CEO 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Brian C White director C/O INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC., 6024 SILVER CREEK VALLEY ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95138
Raymond A Link director C/O FORMFACTOR, INC., 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Kelley Steven-waiss director 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Jorge Titinger director 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Sheri Rhodes director 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80112
Edward Jr Rogas director C/O VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, 4721 CALLE CARGA, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Michael W Zellner director C/O CYAN, INC., 1383 N. MCDOWELL BLVD., SUITE 300, PETALUMA CA 94954
Richard Delateur director C/O FORMFACTOR, INC., 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Michael M Ludwig officer: SR VP, CFO C/O AMTECH SYSTEMS, INC., 131 S CLARK DRIVE, TEMPE AZ 85288
Lothar Maier director 1630 MCCARTHY BLVD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Stuart L Merkadeau officer: SVP and General Counsel 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551