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HSDT (Helius Medical Technologies) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Helius Medical Technologies 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. Helius Medical Technologies's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-4.01 Mil. Helius Medical Technologies's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-0.01 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 Helius Medical Technologies's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


HSDT's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 17.335
* 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.


Helius Medical Technologies Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Helius Medical Technologies'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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Helius Medical Technologies Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Helius Medical Technologies's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Helius Medical 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.


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

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

* The bar in red indicates where Helius Medical Technologies's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Helius Medical Technologies 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.

Helius Medical Technologies's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Helius Medical Technologies's Interest Expense was $-0.02 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-13.86 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Helius Medical Technologies did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Helius Medical Technologies's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Helius Medical Technologies's Interest Expense was $-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-4.01 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Helius Medical Technologies 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.


Helius Medical Technologies  (NAS:HSDT) 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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Helius Medical Technologies Business Description

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Address
642 Newtown Yardley Road, Suite 100, Newtown, PA, USA, 18940
Helius Medical Technologies Inc is a neurotech company focused on neurological wellness. The company's purpose is to develop, license, or acquire non-invasive technologies targeted at reducing symptoms of neurological disease or trauma. The company's product, known as the Portable Neuromodulation Stimulator (PoNS) is authorized for sale in Canada as a class II, a non-implantable medical device intended for use as a short-term treatment of gait deficit due to symptoms from multiple sclerosis and balance deficit due to mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury and is to be used in conjunction with supervised therapeutic exercise.
Executives
Dane Andreeff director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO C/O ANDREEFF EQUITY ADVISORS L.L.C., 140 E. ST. LUCIA LANE, SANTA ROSA BEACH FL 32459
Jeffrey S Mathiesen director, officer: CFO and Treasurer 43334 SEVEN MILE RD., SUITE 1000, NORTHVILLE MI 48167
Favit-van Pelt Antonella R. officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 642 NEWTOWN YARDLEY ROAD, NEWTOWN PA 18940
Paul Buckman director 12988 VALLEY VIEW RD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55402
Sherrie L Perkins director 5033 TANGLE LANE, HOUSTON TX 77056
Jennifer Laux officer: Chief Commercial Officer 642 NEWTOWN YARDLEY ROAD, SUITE 100, NEWTOWN PA 18940
Thomas E Griffin director C/O ENTELLUS MEDICAL, INC., 3600 HOLLY LANE NORTH, SUITE 40, PLYMOUTH MN 55447
Blane Walter director 500 OLDE WORTHINGTON ROAD, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Edward M Straw director C/O ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES, 767 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10153
Joyce N Laviscount officer: See Remarks 100 ENDO BOULEVARD, CHADDS FORD PA 19317
Huaizheng Peng director HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., SUITE 400, 41 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, NEWTOWN PA 18940
Philippe Deschamps director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & CEO 105 BRADFORD RD, SUITE 420, WEXFORD PA 15090
Mitch E Tyler director HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., SUITE 400, 41 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, NEWTOWN PA 18940
Jonathan Sackier 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Medical Officer HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., SUITE 400, 41 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, NEWTOWN PA 18940
A&b (hk) Co Ltd 10 percent owner 8/F BLDG A TONGFANG INFORMATION HARBOR, NO 11 LANGSHAN ROAD NANSHAN DISTRICT, SHENZHEN F4 518057