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ActiveCare (ActiveCare) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jun. 2017)


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What is ActiveCare 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. ActiveCare's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $-2.93 Mil. ActiveCare's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $-2.20 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 ActiveCare's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ACARQ's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 17.5
* 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.


ActiveCare Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ActiveCare'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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ActiveCare Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of ActiveCare's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Devices subindustry, ActiveCare'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.


ActiveCare's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, ActiveCare's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



ActiveCare 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.

ActiveCare's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2016, ActiveCare's Interest Expense was $-2.96 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-6.31 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7.35 Mil.

ActiveCare did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

ActiveCare's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2017, ActiveCare's Interest Expense was $-2.20 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-2.93 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5.89 Mil.

ActiveCare 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.


ActiveCare  (OTCPK:ACARQ) 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 .


ActiveCare Interest Coverage Related Terms

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ActiveCare (ActiveCare) Business Description

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Address
1365 West Business Park Drive, Suite 100, Orem, UT, USA, 84058
ActiveCare Inc is engaged in providing products and services to those diagnosed with chronic illnesses, provides real-time visibility to health conditions and risk. The company operates through the single business segment being Chronic Illness Monitoring segment. The Chronic Illness Monitoring segment is engaged in the business of developing, distributing and marketing mobile monitoring of patient vital signs and physical activity to insurance companies, disease management companies, third-party administrators, and self-insured companies. In addition, the company develops ActiveCare solution which is focused on getting diabetic patients to test and manage chronic illness on a regular and real-time basis.
Executives
Mark J Rosenblum director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 3990 SPRING VALLEY ROAD, APT. 1218, DALLAS TX 75244
James Dalton 10 percent owner P O BOX 3621, PARK CITY UT 84060
Eric L Robinson officer: CFO, Gen Counsel, SEC, Treas. 551 EAST INDIAN SPRINGS ROAD, BOUNTIFUL UT 84010
David G Derrick 10 percent owner 1401 NORTH HIGHWAY 89, SUITE 240, FARMINGTON UT 84025
Adp Management Corp 10 percent owner 1401 N HIGHWAY 89, SUITE 240, FARMINGTON UT 84025
Michael G Acton officer: Chief Financial Officer 5095 WEST 2100, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84120

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