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QuickLogic (QuickLogic) Interest Coverage : 27.84 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is QuickLogic 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. QuickLogic's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.12 Mil. QuickLogic's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.08 Mil. QuickLogic's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 27.84. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

QUIK' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.21   Med: 0.21   Max: 0.21
Current: 0.21


QUIK's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
99.19% of 621 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 19.83 vs QUIK: 0.21

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


QuickLogic Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for QuickLogic'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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QuickLogic Interest Coverage Chart

QuickLogic Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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QuickLogic Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of QuickLogic's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductors subindustry, QuickLogic'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.


QuickLogic's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



QuickLogic 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.

QuickLogic'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, QuickLogic's Interest Expense was $-0.33 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.07 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.14 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*0.07/-0.331
=0.21

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, QuickLogic's Interest Expense was $-0.08 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2.12 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.14 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2.116/-0.076
=27.84

* 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.


QuickLogic  (NAS:QUIK) 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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QuickLogic (QuickLogic) Business Description

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Address
2220 Lundy Avenue, San Jose, CA, USA, 95131
QuickLogic Corp is engaged in the development and marketing of semiconductor and software algorithm solutions for mobile and portable electronics. The company's products enable smartphone, wearable and IoT device Original Equipment Manufacturers, or OEMs, to deliver long battery life for their customers. Its solutions fall into one of four categories: Sensor Processing, eFPGA IP and its associated Tools, Display, and Smart Connectivity. Geographically, it has a presence in the Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America. It also works with mobile processor manufacturers, sensor manufacturers, sensor fusion, and context awareness algorithm developers in the development of reference designs.
Executives
Brian C Faith officer: VP WW Sales & Marketing C/O QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION, 1277 ORLEANS DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Timothy Saxe officer: Chief Technology Officer 109 SYLVAN WAY, LOS ALTOS CA 94022
Elias Nader officer: CFO, SVP Finance 1778 MCCARTHY BLVD., C/O SIGMA DESIGNS, INC., MILPITAS CA 95035
Russell Christine director 17165 PINE STREET, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Joyce Kim director 2220 LUNDY AVENUE, 2220 LUNDY AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Radhika Krishnan director 333 THREE D SYSTEMS CIRCLE, ROCK HILL SC 29730
Andrew J Pease officer: VP, Worldwide Sales
Gary H Tauss director
Michael Farese director 6290 SEQUENCE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Robert H Schoenfield officer: VP Worldwide Sales C/O AUDIENCE, INC., 331 FAIRCHILD DR., MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Suping (sue) Cheung officer: Controller, Princ. Acctg. Off. C/O QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Daniel A Rabinovitsj director 400 W CESAR CHAVEZ, AUSTIN TX 78701
E Thomas Hart director, officer: Chairman, President and CEO 1277 ORLEANS DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089-1138
Edgar Auslander director 1277 ORLEANS DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Maxime Bouvat-merlin officer: VP WW Engineering C/O SONOS, INC., 614 CHAPALA STREET, SANTA BARBARA CA 93101