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Opsens (TSX:OPS) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Aug. 2023)


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What is Opsens 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. Opsens's Operating Income for the three months ended in Aug. 2023 was C$-1.52 Mil. Opsens's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Aug. 2023 was C$-0.72 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 Opsens's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


TSX:OPS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 18.52
* 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.


Opsens Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Opsens'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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Opsens Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Opsens's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Opsens'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.


Opsens's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Opsens's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Opsens 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.

Opsens's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023, Opsens's Interest Expense was C$-0.72 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-12.52 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$8.22 Mil.

Opsens did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Opsens's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Aug. 2023, Opsens's Interest Expense was C$-0.72 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-1.52 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$8.22 Mil.

Opsens 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.


Opsens  (TSX:OPS) 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 .


Opsens Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Opsens (TSX:OPS) Business Description

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Address
750, Boulevard du Parc-Technologique, Quebec, QC, CAN, G1P 4S3
OpSens Inc. is engaged in physiological measurements such as Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) and Diastolic Pressure Ratio (dPR) in the coronary artery disease market and in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in the structural heart market. It operates in two segments that are Medical and Industrial. In Medical segment it supplies an optical-based pressure guidewire (OptoWire), a guidewire used in the TAVR procedure (SavvyWire) and a wide range of miniature optical sensors to measure pressure and temperature to be used in a wide range of applications that can be integrated into other medical devices. Industrial segment includes developing, manufacturing and installing fibre optic sensing solutions for industrial applications. Majority of its revenue is derived from Medical segment.
Executives
Alan Milinazzo Director
Robin Villeneuve Senior Officer
Fiera Capital Corporation (formerly Fiera Sceptre Inc.) 10% Security Holder

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