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KTEL (KonaTel) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is KonaTel 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. KonaTel's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-0.93 Mil. KonaTel's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-0.00 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 KonaTel's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


KTEL'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.


KonaTel Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for KonaTel'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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KonaTel Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of KonaTel's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, KonaTel'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.


KonaTel's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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


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KonaTel 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.

KonaTel'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, KonaTel's Interest Expense was $-0.11 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-4.54 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.23 Mil.

KonaTel did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, KonaTel's Interest Expense was $-0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.93 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.21 Mil.

KonaTel 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.


KonaTel  (OTCPK:KTEL) 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 .


KonaTel Interest Coverage Related Terms

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KonaTel Business Description

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Address
500 N. Central Expressway, Suite 202, Plano, TX, USA, 75074
KonaTel Inc is a reseller of U.S. wireless network service. The company operates in two segments: Hosted Services and Mobile Services. The Hosted Services segment includes a suite of hosted CPaaS services, including SIP/VoIP services, SMS/MMS, BOT integration, NLP, ML, mobile numbers, toll-free numbers, DID landline numbers, SMS to Email, Database Dip, SD-WAN, wireless data services, voice termination, and numerous API driven services. The Mobile Services include retail and wholesale cellular voice/text/data services and mobile data (IoT). The company generates maximum revenue from the Mobile Services segment.
Executives
Jason N. Welch officer: President of IM Telecom (Sub.) 135 LIBERTYVILLE ROAD, SUSSEX NJ 07461
Todd Murcer officer: EVP Finance and Secretary 9248 RAEFORD DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75243
Charles David Griffin officer: COO, President 2702 BLACK CANYON WAY, CASTLE ROCK CO 80109
David S Mcewen director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, President and CEO 500 N. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 202, PLANO TX 75074
Matthew Hugh Atkinson 10 percent owner, officer: Secretary P. O. BOX 947, CROSSLAKE MN 56442
Robert Matthew Beaty director 7960 S. FILLMORE CT., CENTENNIAL CO 80122
Kenneth Paul Lapier officer: Vice President, Secretary 8205 MUNICH DRIVE, ROWLETT TX 75089
Joshua Ploude 10 percent owner 728 CYPRESS AVE., HERMOSA BEACH CA 90254
Jeffrey Pearl director 35 WEST MAIN #6013, FRISCO CO 80443
Mark S Savage director, 10 percent owner, officer: President, CEO, Treasurer, CFO 13911 RIDGEDALE DRIVE, SUITE 375, MINNETONKA MN 55305
Terry Wain Addington director 376 S. SANDERLIN MOUNTAIN DR., 11774 BIG CANOE, JASPER GA 30143
Dennis Miller director 18930 JASMINE ROAD, MANKATO MN 56001
Brian R. Riffle officer: CFO 241 BENTWOOD AVENUE, JOHNSTOWN PA 15904
Daniel E. Ryweck director 712 VISTA BLVD #305, WACONIA MN 55387
Brunson Chandler & Jones Pllc 10 percent owner 175 SOUTH MAIN ST., SUITE 1500, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111

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