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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. SCI Engineered Materials's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $1.40 Mil. SCI Engineered Materials's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.00 Mil.
GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
Good Sign:
Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. SCI Engineered Materials Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.
The historical rank and industry rank for SCI Engineered Materials's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
SCIA's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 21.53 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.
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 .
SCI Engineered Materials Interest Coverage Related Terms
SCI Engineered Materials Interest Coverage Historical 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.
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.
SCIA vs GSTX, SMTK, SODI: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, SCI Engineered Materials'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.
SCI Engineered Materials Interest Coverage vs Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, SCI Engineered Materials's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where SCI Engineered Materials's Interest Coverage falls into.
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:
GuruFocus does not calculate SCI Engineered Materials'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.
Is SCI Engineered Materials (SCIA) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, SCI Engineered Materials stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $8.70 is trading 46.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of $5.94.
GuruFocus considers SCI Engineered Materials to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for SCIA:
Interest Coverage: N/A
GF Value™: $5.94 vs. price of $8.70 (46.5% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the SCIA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
SCI Engineered Materials Inc is a supplier and manufacturer of materials for physical vapor deposition (PVD) thin-film applications. The company is focused on markets within the PVD industry, including Aerospace, Automotive, Defense, Glass, Optical Coatings, and Solar. The company develops inventive, customized solutions enabling commercial success through collaboration with end users and original equipment manufacturers. Its products consist of sputtering targets, evaporation materials, ceramic powders, and substrates. Additionally, it offers various services such as indium bonding services, vacuum hot pressing, machining and fabrication, and others.
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