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Gigamon (Gigamon) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Sep. 2017)


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What is Gigamon 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. Gigamon's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $0.3 Mil. Gigamon's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $0.0 Mil. Gigamon has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

(1) 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.

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


GIMO's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.55
* 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.


Gigamon Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gigamon'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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Gigamon Interest Coverage Chart

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Gigamon Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Gigamon's Interest Coverage

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Gigamon'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.


Gigamon's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Gigamon 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.

Gigamon's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016, Gigamon's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $30.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.

Gigamon had no debt (1).

Gigamon's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2017, Gigamon's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.

Gigamon had no debt (1).

* 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.


Gigamon  (NYSE:GIMO) 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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Gigamon (Gigamon) Business Description

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Gigamon Inc develops designs and sells solutions and products that deliver visibility of traffic across networks. It serves global enterprises, service providers and governments.
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John H Kispert director
Dario Zamarian director 3300 OLCOTT STREET, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Paul Hooper director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 3585 MONROE STREET, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Paul J Milbury director
Coviello Arthur W Jr director EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Rex S Jackson officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 3100 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Robert E Switz director 13625 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Helmut Wilke officer: Sr. VP Worldwide Sales 3585 MONROE STREET, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Kenneth A Goldman director C/O YAHOO! INC., 701 FIRST AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
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