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Socket Mobile (Socket Mobile) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Socket Mobile Financial Strength?

Socket Mobile has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Socket Mobile did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Socket Mobile's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.36. As of today, Socket Mobile's Altman Z-Score is -1.40.


Competitive Comparison of Socket Mobile's Financial Strength

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Socket Mobile's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Socket Mobile's Financial Strength Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Socket Mobile's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Socket Mobile's Financial Strength falls into.



Socket Mobile Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

Socket Mobile's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.07 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.48 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.81 Mil.

Socket Mobile's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Socket Mobile did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Socket Mobile's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(3.469 + 2.809) / 17.592
=0.36

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Socket Mobile has a Z-score of -1.40, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -1.4 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Socket Mobile  (NAS:SCKT) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Socket Mobile has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Socket Mobile (Socket Mobile) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
40675 Encyclopedia Circle, Fremont, CA, USA, 94538
Socket Mobile Inc is a producer of data capture products. The company's products are integrated into mobile applications used in mobile point of sale (mPOS), commercial services (field workers), asset tracking, manufacturing process and quality control, transportation and logistics (goods tracking and movement), event management (ticketing, entry, access control, and identification), medical and education. The company offers barcode scanning products for both one-dimensional, including imager and laser, and two-dimensional barcode scanning in standard and durable cases. The company's geographical segments are the United States, Europe, Asia, and the rest of the world, out of which the majority of the revenue is generated from the United States.
Executives
Kevin J Mills director, officer: President and CEO 40675 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIR., FREMONT CA 94538
Charlie Bass director 40675 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIR., FREMONT CA 94538
Giacomo Marini director 40675 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIR., FREMONT CA 94538
Laura Weinstein director 40675 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIRCLE, FREMONT CA 94538
Leonard L Ott officer: Chief Technical Officer 37400 CENTRAL COURT, NEWARK CA 94560
David A. Holmes officer: Chief Business Officer 39700 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
Lynn Zhao officer: Vice President and Controller 39700 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
David W Dunlap officer: CFO 37400 CENTRAL COURT, NEWARK CA 94560
Ivan Lazarev director 40675 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIR, FREMONT CA 94538
Parnell William L. Jr director 40675 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIR, FREMONT CA 94538
Nelson C Chan director C/O SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED, 1251 MCKAY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Brenton Earl Macdonald director 39700 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
James Lopez officer: VP Marketing & Business Dev. 39700 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
Erik L. Fidel director 39700 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
Kevin R Jost director 10370 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77042