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IQST (iQSTEL) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is iQSTEL 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. iQSTEL's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-0.6 Mil. iQSTEL's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-0.5 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 iQSTEL's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


IQST's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 4.715
* 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.


iQSTEL Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for iQSTEL'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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iQSTEL Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of iQSTEL's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, iQSTEL'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.


iQSTEL's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, iQSTEL's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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iQSTEL 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.

iQSTEL'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, iQSTEL's Interest Expense was $-2.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.0 Mil.

iQSTEL did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, iQSTEL's Interest Expense was $-0.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.

iQSTEL 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.


iQSTEL  (NAS:IQST) 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 .


iQSTEL Interest Coverage Related Terms

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iQSTEL Business Description

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Address
300 Aragon Avenue, Suite 375, Coral Gables, FL, USA, 33134
iQSTEL Inc is a technology company offering a wide array of services to the telecom and Internet industry. The business divisions of the company are Telecommunication including VoIP, SMS, International Fiber-Optic, Proprietary Internet of Things (IoT), and a Proprietary Mobile Portability Blockchain Platform; the Fintech division includes remittances services, top-up services, Master Card Debit Card, a USA Bank Account, and a Mobile App; Electric Vehicles division offers Electric Motorcycles and plans to launch a Mid Speed Car; and the Metaverse division includes Metaverse platform to access products, services, content, entertainment, information, customer support, and more in a virtual 3D interface. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the USA.
Executives
Oscar A Brito director, 10 percent owner 888 BRICKELL KEY DRIVE, 1102, MIAMI FL 33131
Carlos Daniel Silva 10 percent owner MARTIN CORONADO 3260 PISO 2O OF 212, BUENOS AIRES C1 1425
Alvaro Quintana Cardona director, officer: COO and CFO 18650 NE 28TH CT., AVENTURA FL 33180
Leandro Jose Iglesias director, 10 percent owner, officer: President, CEO, Chairperson AVENIDA DE ARTEIXO 21, 1-IZQ, LA CORU?A U3 15004
Lopez Silva Juan Carlos officer: Chief Commercial Officer CALLE 99 #56?41 APTO. 602, BARRANQUILLA F8 080014