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DZS (DZSI) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2023)


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What is DZS 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. DZS's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2023 was $-11.1 Mil. DZS's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2023 was $-0.8 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 DZS's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


DZSI's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.34
* 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.


DZS Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for DZS'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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DZS Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of DZS's Interest Coverage

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, DZS'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.


DZS's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



DZS 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.

DZS's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, DZS's Interest Expense was $-1.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-26.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11.4 Mil.

DZS did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

DZS's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2023, DZS's Interest Expense was $-0.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-11.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10.5 Mil.

DZS 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.


DZS  (NAS:DZSI) 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 .


DZS Interest Coverage Related Terms

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DZS (DZSI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5700 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 400, Plano, TX, USA, 75024
DZS Inc is a broad-based network access solutions provider. It designs, develops and manufactures communications network equipment for telecommunications operators and enterprises. The firm provides solutions in five major product areas: broadband access, mobile backhaul, Ethernet switching, passive optical LAN and software-defined networks. It also offers customer premise equipment, network management, cabinets, and channel bank. Its primary geographic markets are the Americas; Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
Executives
Gunter Reiss officer: Chief Customer Officer, AEMEA 2300 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Justin K. Ferguson officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O DZS INC., 5700 TENNYSON PARKWAY SUITE 400, PLANO TX 75024
Charles D Vogt director, officer: President & CEO TEKELEC, 26580 WEST AGOURA ROAD, CALABASAS CA 91302
Misty Dawn Kawecki officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O DZS INC., 7500 TENNYSON PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75024
Barbara Carbone director 120 BROADWAY, SUITE 200, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Min Woo Nam director C/O ZHONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 7195 OAKPORT STREET, OAKLAND CA 94621
David R Schopp director C/O DASAN ZHONE SOLUTIONS, INC., 7195 OAKPORT ST., OAKLAND CA 94621
Choon Yul Yoo director C/O DASAN ZHONE SOLUTIONS, INC., 7195 OAKPORT ST., OAKLAND CA 94621
Joon Kyung Kim director 3200 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 1400, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Matthew W Bross director C/O 4 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Norman L Foust officer: SVP of Global Supply Chain C/O CYAN, INC., 1383 N. MCDOWELL BLVD., SUITE 300, PETALUMA CA 94954
Miguel Alonso officer: Chief Product Officer 5700 TENNYSON PARKWAY, SUITE 400, PLANO TX 75024
Thomas Arthur Carter officer: Chief Customer Officer, AEMEA 5700 TENNYSON PARKWAY, SUITE 400, PLANO TX 75024
Deok Yeon Won officer: Chief Customer Officer, Asia 5700 TENNYSON PARKWAY, SUITE 400, PLANO TX 75024
Dasan Networks, Inc 10 percent owner DASAN TOWER, 49, DAEWANGPANGYO-RO, 644 BEON-GIL, BUNDANG-GU, SEONGNAM-SI GYEONGGI-DO M5 13493

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