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


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What is Semtech 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. Semtech's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-97.4 Mil. Semtech's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-23.3 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 Semtech's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SMTC's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 19.975
* 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.


Semtech Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Semtech'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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Semtech Interest Coverage Chart

Semtech Annual Data
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Semtech Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Semtech's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Semtech'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.


Semtech's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



Semtech 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.

Semtech's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024, Semtech's Interest Expense was $-94.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-125.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,371.0 Mil.

Semtech did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, Semtech's Interest Expense was $-23.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-97.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,371.0 Mil.

Semtech 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.


Semtech  (NAS:SMTC) 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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Semtech (Semtech) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
200 Flynn Road, Camarillo, CA, USA, 93012-8790
Semtech Corp is engaged in designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, algorithms and wireless semiconductors, connectivity modules, gateways, routers and connected services for IoT. The company operates in four reportable segments' 1) Signal Integrity, 2) Advanced Protection and Sensing, 3) IoT System and 4) IoT Connected Services. The majority of the company's revenue is earned through Advanced Protection and Sensing Products segment. Geographically majority of the company's revenue is earned from Asia Pacific region.
Executives
Sylvia Summers director 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Mark Lin officer: EVP and CFO 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Michael W Rodensky officer: VP 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Walsh Paul V Jr director 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Hong Q Hou director, Board of Directors
Paul H Pickle director, officer: President and CEO 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Gregory Michael Fischer director 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
William Ross Gray officer: VP 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Thomas John Mueller officer: EVP 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Asaf Silberstein officer: Vice President 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012-8079
Julie Anne Mcgee officer: SVP and CMO 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
John Michael Wilson officer: Vice President SEMTECH CORPORATION, 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012-8790
Christopher H Chang officer: SVP 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012-8790
Mohan Maheswaran director, officer: President and CEO 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Emeka Chukwu officer: VP - Chief Financial Officer 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012-8790

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