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Integrated Silicon Solution (Integrated Silicon Solution) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Jun. 2015)


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What is Integrated Silicon Solution 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. Integrated Silicon Solution's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2015 was $-0.7 Mil. Integrated Silicon Solution's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2015 was $0.0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Integrated Silicon Solution's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ISSI's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 19.83
* 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.


Integrated Silicon Solution Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Integrated Silicon Solution'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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Integrated Silicon Solution Interest Coverage Chart

Integrated Silicon Solution Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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Integrated Silicon Solution Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Integrated Silicon Solution's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Integrated Silicon Solution'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.


Integrated Silicon Solution's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Integrated Silicon Solution's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Integrated Silicon Solution's Interest Coverage falls into.



Integrated Silicon Solution 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.

Integrated Silicon Solution's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2014, Integrated Silicon Solution's Interest Expense was $-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $20.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2014 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2014 )
=-1*20.718/-0.127
=163.13

Integrated Silicon Solution's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2015, Integrated Silicon Solution's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.2 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Integrated Silicon Solution's interest coverage with the available 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Integrated Silicon Solution  (NAS:ISSI) 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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Integrated Silicon Solution (Integrated Silicon Solution) Business Description

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Integrated Silicon Solution Inc, a Delaware corporation incorporated in October 27,1988. It is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and markets high performance integrated circuits for the automotive; communications; industrial, medical and military; and digital consumer markets. Its main products are low and medium density DRAM and high speed and low power SRAM. In particular, the Company's SRAM products are used in WLANs, cell phones, base stations, networking switches and routers, fiber to the home, DSL modems, LCD TVs, set-top boxes, GPS systems, instrumentation, engine control systems, medical equipment, telematics, audio and video equipment, satellite radio, POS terminals, fax machines, copiers, tape drives, and other applications. The Company's low and medium density DRAM products are used in WLANs, base stations, networking switches and routers, FTTH, DSL and cable modems, set top boxes, digital cameras, MP3, flat panel TVs, LCD TVs, HDTVs, video phones, voice over internet protocol, printers, disk drives, tape drives, audio/video equipment, instrumentation, GPS, telematics, infotainment, smart meters and other applications. In the low to medium density DRAM area, the Company competes with Elpida, Hynix, Micron, Nanya, Oki, Samsung and Winbond. In addition, there are several fabless Taiwanese companies that are competitors, including ESMT and Etron. In the analog market, the Company's main competitors include AMS, IWatt, Linear Technology, Maxim Integrated Products, MaxLinear, Microsemi and NXP Semiconductors. The Company outsources its manufacturing operations, including wafer fabrication, assembly and testing. The Company is subject to federal, state and local regulations relating to the use, handling, storage, disposal and human exposure to hazardous and toxic materials.
Executives
John Cobb officer: CFO C/O ISSI, 1940 ZANKER ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95112
Starboard Value Gp Llc 10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 1 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value R Gp Llc 10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 1 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value R Lp 10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 1 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value & Opportunity C Lp 10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 1 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Cathal G Phelan 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 400 FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH, SUITE 1200, SEATTLE WA 98109
Edward Terino 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 17 CANTERBURY ROAD, WINDHAM NH 03087
Starboard Value & Opportunity S Llc 10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 1 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Principal Co Gp Llc 10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 1 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Principal Co Lp 10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 1 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value Lp 10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 1 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Mark R Mitchell 10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 1 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Oliver Press Investors, Llc 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 152 WEST 57TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10019
Augustus K Oliver 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses C/O CORPORATE SECRETARY SCHOLASTIC CORP, 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10012
Starboard Value & Opportunity Master Fund Ltd 10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 1 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017