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Ability (Ability) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2021)


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What is Ability 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. Ability's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2021 was $-2.45 Mil. Ability's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2021 was $-0.11 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 Ability's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ABILF's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.335
* 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.


Ability Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ability'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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Ability Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Ability's Interest Coverage

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Ability'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.


Ability's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Ability 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.

Ability's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021, Ability's Interest Expense was $-0.14 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-7.46 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Ability did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Ability's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2021, Ability's Interest Expense was $-0.11 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-2.45 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Ability 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.


Ability  (OTCPK:ABILF) 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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Ability (Ability) Business Description

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Address
Yad Harutzim 14, Tel Aviv, ISR, 6770007
Ability Inc is a holding company which provides advanced interception, geolocation and cyber intelligence products and solutions that serve the needs and increasing challenges of security and intelligence agencies, military forces, law enforcement agencies and homeland security agencies across the world. The company specializes in offering off-air interception of voice, SMS, and data communication from both cellular and satellite communication networks and deciphering solutions for both cellular and satellite communications. Its portfolio of cellular communications solutions includes interception of voice, SMS, and data, an advanced geolocation system, and cyber solutions. Most of the company's revenue comes from the Asia region.
Executives
Benjamin Gordon director C/O CAMBRIDGE CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP, 525 SOUTH FLAGLER DRIVE, SUITE 201, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Derek Zissman director YAD HARUTZIM 14, TEL AVIV L3 677077
Efraim Halevy director YAD HARUTZIM 14, TEL AVIV L3 677077
Alexander Aurovsky director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Technology Officer YAD HARUTZIM 14, TEL AVIV L3 677077
Anatoly Hurgin director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer YAD HARUTZIM 14, TEL AVIV L3 677077
Avi Levin officer: Chief Financial Officer YAD HARUTZIM 14, TEL AVIV L3 677077

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