Critical Infrastructure TechnologiesCITLF -20.46%32 Interest Coverage is 54.23 as of Mar. 2026, which is 99% below its 10-year median of 10,000.00. GuruFocus rates CITLF with a GF Score™ of 32/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,672 Hardware companies, Critical Infrastructure Technologies ranks worse than 59808.55% on this metric.
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. Critical Infrastructure Technologies's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $1.41 Mil. Critical Infrastructure Technologies's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.03 Mil.
Critical Infrastructure Technologies's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 54.23.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
CITLF's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 13.73 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.
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 .
Critical Infrastructure Technologies Interest Coverage Related Terms
Critical Infrastructure Technologies Interest Coverage Historical Data
* 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.
CITLF vs CSCO, CIEN, MSI: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Critical Infrastructure Technologies'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.
Critical Infrastructure Technologies Interest Coverage vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Critical Infrastructure Technologies's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Critical Infrastructure Technologies's Interest Coverage falls into.
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:
* 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.
Critical Infrastructure Technologies (CITLF) has a Interest Coverage of 54.23 as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Critical Infrastructure Technologies and its competitors. This is 99% below median its historical median of 10,000.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Critical Infrastructure Technologies ranks #999999 out of 1672 companies in the Hardware industry.
Is Critical Infrastructure Technologies' Interest Coverage too high?
Critical Infrastructure Technologies' current Interest Coverage of 54.23 is 99% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00. The Hardware industry median Interest Coverage is 13.73. Critical Infrastructure Technologies' value of 54.23 is 295% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Critical Infrastructure Technologies ranks #999999 out of 1672 companies in the Hardware industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Critical Infrastructure Technologies has a GF Score™ of 32/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Critical Infrastructure Technologies' Interest Coverage compare to CSCO and CIEN?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Critical Infrastructure Technologies ranks #999999 out of 1672 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Critical Infrastructure Technologies in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 13.73. Critical Infrastructure Technologies' value of 54.23 is 295% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 10,000.00 vs. the industry median of 13.73, Critical Infrastructure Technologies has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Hardware company?
The median Interest Coverage among Hardware companies is 13.73, based on 1,672 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Critical Infrastructure Technologies's current Interest Coverage of 54.23 is 295% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Critical Infrastructure Technologies and its competitors. For the Hardware industry, the median Interest Coverage is 13.73 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Critical Infrastructure Technologies's current Interest Coverage is 54.23, which is 99% below median its own 10-year median of 10,000.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Critical Infrastructure Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Critical Infrastructure Technologies (CITLF) has a current Interest Coverage of 54.23. The current Interest Coverage is 54.23, which is 99% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00 and 295% above the Hardware industry median of 13.73. Critical Infrastructure Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 32/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Critical Infrastructure Technologies (CITLF), the current Interest Coverage is 54.23 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Critical Infrastructure Technologies Business Description
Critical Infrastructure Technologies Ltd designs and develops products that provide rapidly deployable communications and power systems to support life and mission critical applications for sectors such as the military and emergency service sectors. The company's product set is a range of rapidly deployable, high-capacity communications platforms called the NEXUS 16 and CiNet. The NEXUS 16 is a fully integrated, high-capacity communications platform that can be quickly and safely transported to remote and hostile locations and be fully operational and transmitted in under 60 minutes. CiNet was built to support the Nexus products and provide seamless integration into the operator's own Network Management Systems.
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