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Solid State (LSE:SOLI) Interest Coverage : 7.96 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Solid State 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. Solid State's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was £6.9 Mil. Solid State's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was £-0.9 Mil. Solid State's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 7.96. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LSE:SOLI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.65   Med: 32.64   Max: 76.18
Current: 7.65


LSE:SOLI's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
61.02% of 1588 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 12.765 vs LSE:SOLI: 7.65

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


Solid State Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Solid State'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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Solid State Interest Coverage Chart

Solid State Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
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Solid State Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 20.90 12.59 15.37 7.25 7.96

Competitive Comparison of Solid State's Interest Coverage

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Solid State'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.


Solid State's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Solid State's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Solid State 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.

Solid State's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Solid State's Interest Expense was £-1.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was £9.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £14.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*9.408/-0.972
=9.68

Solid State's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, Solid State's Interest Expense was £-0.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was £6.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £12.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*6.935/-0.871
=7.96

* 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.


Solid State  (LSE:SOLI) 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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Solid State (LSE:SOLI) Business Description

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Address
Hedera Road, 2 Ravensbank Business Park, Redditch, Worcestershire, GBR, B98 9EY
Solid State PLC is engaged in manufacturing as well as the distribution of electronic components and materials. The company's operating segment includes divisions which are Components and Systems. It generates maximum revenue from the Components division segment. Geographically, it derives the majority of its revenue from the United Kingdom and has a presence in the Rest of Europe, Asia, North America, and the Rest of the World. It generates revenue from products such as Computing, Communications, Power and Optoelectronics, and electronic components and modules.