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DATA Communications Management (TSX:DCM) Interest Coverage

: 1.32 (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. DATA Communications Management's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$7.5 Mil. DATA Communications Management's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$-5.7 Mil. DATA Communications Management's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.32. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSX:DCM' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.24   Med: 2.48   Max: 6
Current: 1.74


TSX:DCM's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
90.51% of 790 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.395 vs TSX:DCM: 1.74

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


DATA Communications Management Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for DATA Communications Management'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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DATA Communications Management 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 0.24 4.47 3.11 6.00 2.07

DATA Communications Management 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 8.75 4.51 2.58 1.04 1.32

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, DATA Communications Management'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.


DATA Communications Management Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, DATA Communications Management's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DATA Communications Management's Interest Coverage falls into.



DATA Communications Management 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.

DATA Communications Management'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, DATA Communications Management's Interest Expense was C$-15.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$31.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$238.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*31.667/-15.321
=2.07

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, DATA Communications Management's Interest Expense was C$-5.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$7.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$238.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*7.46/-5.667
=1.32

* 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.


DATA Communications Management  (TSX:DCM) 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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DATA Communications Management (TSX:DCM) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9195 Torbram Road, Brampton, ON, CAN, L6S 6H2
DATA Communications Management Corp is a communication solutions partner that adds value for companies across North America by creating connections with their customers. The company serves many brands in the markets including financial services, retail, healthcare, energy, other regulated industries, and the public sector. It generates the majority of its revenue from its product sale. It purchases a product from third-party vendors and resells that to its customers.

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