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ISDR (Issuer Direct) Interest Coverage : 0.59 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Issuer Direct 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. Issuer Direct's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.16 Mil. Issuer Direct's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-0.27 Mil. Issuer Direct's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.59. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Issuer Direct's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ISDR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.29   Med: 122.58   Max: No Debt
Current: 0.29


ISDR's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
98.39% of 1618 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 27.885 vs ISDR: 0.29

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Issuer Direct Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Issuer Direct'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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Issuer Direct Interest Coverage Chart

Issuer Direct Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only N/A N/A N/A 242.64 2.52

Issuer Direct Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.99 - - 1.14 0.59

Competitive Comparison of Issuer Direct's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, Issuer Direct'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.


Issuer Direct's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Issuer Direct's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Issuer Direct 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.

Issuer Direct's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Issuer Direct's Interest Expense was $-1.12 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2.82 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16.92 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2.816/-1.116
=2.52

Issuer Direct's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Issuer Direct's Interest Expense was $-0.27 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.16 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $13.68 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*0.156/-0.265
=0.59

* 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.


Issuer Direct  (AMEX:ISDR) 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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Issuer Direct Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
One Glenwood Avenue, Suite 1001, Raleigh, NC, USA, 27603
Issuer Direct Corp is a communications and compliance company. It focuses on the needs of corporate issuers. It provides disclosure management solutions, shareholder communications tools, and cloud-based compliance technologies. Its customers include public and private companies, mutual funds, law firms, brokerage firms, investment banks, individuals, and other institutions. Its products include PR solutions, IR solutions, Compliance, and Event management software.
Executives
Brian R Balbirnie director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman & CEO C/O ISSUER DIRECT CORP., 500 PERIMETER PARK DRIVE, SUITE D, MORRISVILLE NC 27560
Graeme P. Rein director 221 WILCOX ST, SUITE A, CASTLE ROCK CO 80104
J. Patrick Galleher director 11 S. 12TH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
William H Everett director 6 ARROWWOOD LANE, ANDOVER MA 01810
Steven Winfield Knerr officer: Chief Financial Officer 500 PERIMETER PARK DRIVE, SUITE D, MORRISVILLE NC 27560
Timothy Pitoniak officer: Chief Financial Officer 8651 10TH ST N, APT 132, ST. PETERSBURG FL 33702
Marti Beller Lazear director 1000 CENTRAL AVENUE, ST. PETERSBURG FL 33705
Eric Alan Frank director 23 WASHINGTON AVENUE, IRVINGTON NY 10533
Michael Joseph Nowlan director 336 GLENGARRY AVE., NORTH YORK A6 M5M1E6
Red Oak Partners, Llc 10 percent owner 95 S. FEDERAL HWY, SUITE 201, BOCA RATON FL 33432
Wesley T Pollard officer: Chief Financial Officer 10109 SPORTING CLUB DR, RALEIGH NC 27617
James Michael 10 percent owner 5321 RIDGELOCH PLACE, RALEIGH NC 27612
David Sandberg director 40 SE 5TH STREET, SUITE 502, BOCA RATON FL 33432
Andre Boisvert director 46939 BAYSIDE PKWY, FREMONT CA 94538
Lori A Jones officer: Chief Executive Officer 8310 N. NEW BRAUNFELS, SUITE 205, SAN ANTONIO TX 78217