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Optical Cable (Optical Cable) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Optical Cable 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. Optical Cable's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-1.40 Mil. Optical Cable's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-0.30 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 Optical Cable's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


OCC's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.38
* 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.


Optical Cable Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Optical Cable'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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Optical Cable Interest Coverage Chart

Optical Cable Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 0.62 0.86

Optical Cable Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 3.86 3.85 0.46 - -

Competitive Comparison of Optical Cable's Interest Coverage

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Optical Cable'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.


Optical Cable's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Optical Cable 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.

Optical Cable's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023, Optical Cable's Interest Expense was $-1.15 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.99 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10.95 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Oct. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Oct. 2023 )
=-1*0.993/-1.153
=0.86

Optical Cable's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, Optical Cable's Interest Expense was $-0.30 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.40 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10.07 Mil.

Optical Cable 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.


Optical Cable  (NAS:OCC) 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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Optical Cable (Optical Cable) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5290 Concourse Drive, Roanoke, VA, USA, 24019
Optical Cable Corp manufactures tight-buffered fiber optic & copper data communication cables, data communication connectivity solutions for enterprise markets, and customized solutions for specialty use & harsh environments. Its products and services include designs and customized products for specialty applications and harsh environments, cabling, connectors, patch cords, assemblies, racks, cabinets, datacom enclosures, patch panels, faceplates, and multi-media boxes. The company supplies its products and services to industries such as the military, industrial, mining, petrochemical, broadcast, oil & gas, and others.
Executives
Randall H Frazier director
Wilkin Neil D Jr director, officer: President and CFO
Williamson John B Iii director PO BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030
Nygren John A Jr director 567 SEAFORD LANE, MATHEWS VA 23109
Craig H Weber director
William Russell Reynolds officer: SR VP OF SALES 106 DISTANT VIEW DRIVE, ASHEVILLE NC 28803
Tracy G Smith officer: Chief Financial Officer
Luke J Huybrechts director, officer: SVP Sales
Charles W Carson officer: SVP Marketing & Strategy
Ted W Leonard officer: VP Sales - USA
John M Holland director