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NUVR (Nuvera Communications) Interest Coverage : 0.81 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Nuvera Communications 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. Nuvera Communications's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $2.42 Mil. Nuvera Communications's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-2.97 Mil. Nuvera Communications's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.81. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Nuvera Communications Incs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

NUVR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.88   Med: 3.96   Max: 7.94
Current: 0.89


NUVR's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
89.8% of 294 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 4.715 vs NUVR: 0.89

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


Nuvera Communications Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nuvera Communications'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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Nuvera Communications Interest Coverage Chart

Nuvera Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.00 6.53 3.30 1.35 0.88

Nuvera Communications Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 0.76 0.77 0.91 1.04 0.81

Competitive Comparison of Nuvera Communications's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Nuvera Communications'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.


Nuvera Communications's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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


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Nuvera Communications 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.

Nuvera Communications'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, Nuvera Communications's Interest Expense was $-11.24 Mil. Its Operating Income was $9.89 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $140.95 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*9.89/-11.238
=0.88

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Nuvera Communications's Interest Expense was $-2.97 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2.42 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $141.65 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*2.415/-2.973
=0.81

* 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.


Nuvera Communications  (OTCPK:NUVR) 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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Nuvera Communications Business Description

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Address
27 North Minnesota Street, New Ulm, MN, USA, 56073
Nuvera Communications Inc is a communications company. It provides Internet, digital TV, voice, and managed services such as web hosting and design, online file storage, and others. It generates its revenue in the form of local services, network access, video, data, A-CAM/FUSF, and others. The company operates in the Communications Segment. The Communications Segment consists of voice, data, and video communication services delivered to the customer over a fiber communications network. The Communications Segment derives its principal revenues from the provisioning of data and video services; voice service charges to its residential and business subscribers; and access charges to Interexchange Carriers (IXCs) for providing the carriers access to local phone networks.
Executives
Glenn Zerbe officer: CEO/President 27 NORTH MINNESOTA STREET, NEW ULM MN 56073
Craig Steven Anderson officer: Chief Business Development Off P.O. BOX 697, NEW ULM MN 56073
James J Seifert director C/O BEMIS CO INC, 222 S. 9TH ST. #2300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Skillings Colleen R. director 36 WOODLAND DRIVE, NEW ULM MN 56073
Duane Lambrecht director
Wesley E Schultz director PO BOX 2000, 3905 DAKOTA STREET SW, ALEXANDRIA MN 56308
Suzanne M. Spellacy director 108 ALEXANDER COURT, MANKATO MN 56001
Barbara A Bornhoft officer: Vice President
Perry Meyer director RR 3 BOX 130, NEW ULM MN 56073
James P Jensen director
Curtis O. Kawlewski officer: CFO 3710 REED ROAD, ST, BONIFACIUS MN 55375
Dennis Miller director 18930 JASMINE ROAD, MANKATO MN 56001
Bill D Otis officer: CEO/President
Patricia L Matthews officer: Assistant Secretary
Mary Ellen Domeier director

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