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WidePoint (WidePoint) Interest Coverage

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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. WidePoint's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.1 Mil. WidePoint's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.1 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 WidePoint's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


WYY's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 29.52
* 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.


WidePoint Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for WidePoint'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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WidePoint Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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WidePoint Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, WidePoint'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.


WidePoint Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



WidePoint 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.

WidePoint'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, WidePoint's Interest Expense was $-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-3.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.1 Mil.

WidePoint did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, WidePoint's Interest Expense was $-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.1 Mil.

WidePoint 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.


WidePoint  (AMEX:WYY) 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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WidePoint (WidePoint) Business Description

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Address
11250 Waples Mill Road, Suite 210, South Tower, Fairfax, VA, USA, 22030
WidePoint Corp is a provider of Technology Management as a Service (TMaaS) that consists of federally certified communications management, identity management, interactive bill presentment and analytics, and Information Technology as a Service solution. Its solutions include Telecom Lifecycle Management, Digital billing communications solutions, and Mobile and Identity management. Geographic regions are North America and Europe, and the majority of the revenue comes from North America.
Executives
James Bernard Rice director 11250 WAPLES MILL ROAD, SOUTH TOWER, SUITE 210, FAIRFAX VA 22030
Julia A Bowen director 7926 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, SUITE 520, MCLEAN VA 22012
Ian Sparling officer: CEO, Soft-Ex 7926 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, SUITE 520, MCLEAN VA 22102
Robert J George officer: Chief Financial Officer
John J Fitzgerald director 2000 EDMUND HALLEY DR, RESTON VA 20191
Jason Holloway officer: EVP and Chief Sales and Market C/O 7926 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, SUITE 520, MCLEAN VA 22102
Todd Dzyak officer: COO 11250 WAPLES MILL ROAD, SOUTH TOWER 210, FAIRFAX VA 22030
Philip N Garfinkle director C/O WIDEPOINT CORPORATION, 11250 WAPLES MILL ROAD, SUITE 210, FAIRFAX VA 22030
Jin Kang officer: President - iSYS, LLC 1163 DALEVIEW DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Otto J Guenther director 8611 CROSS OAKS LN, FAIRFAX STATION VA 22039
Richard L Todaro director C/O GREAT AMERICAN GROUP, INC., 21255 BURBANK BLVD., SUITE 400, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Kellie H Kim officer: Chief Financial Officer 11250 WAPLES MILL ROAD, SUITE 210, FAIRFAX VA 22030
Nokomis Capital, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 1717 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 850, DALLAS TX 75202
Morton S Taubman director 1201 FIFTEENTH STREET, N.W., SECOND FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20005
Kito Mussa officer: Interim CFO C/O 7926 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, SUITE 520, MCLEAN VA 22102