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VRME (VerifyMe) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is VerifyMe 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. VerifyMe's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-0.62 Mil. VerifyMe's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-0.03 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 VerifyMe's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


VRME's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 13.2
* 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.


VerifyMe Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for VerifyMe'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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VerifyMe Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of VerifyMe's Interest Coverage

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, VerifyMe'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.


VerifyMe's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, VerifyMe's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



VerifyMe 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.

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

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, VerifyMe's Interest Expense was $-0.16 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-3.33 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.28 Mil.

VerifyMe did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

VerifyMe's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, VerifyMe's Interest Expense was $-0.03 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.62 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.78 Mil.

VerifyMe 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.


VerifyMe  (NAS:VRME) 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 .


VerifyMe Interest Coverage Related Terms

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VerifyMe Business Description

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Address
801 International Parkway, Fifth Floor, Lake Mary, FL, USA, 32746
VerifyMe Inc together with its subsidiaries, is a traceability and customer support services provider using specialized software and process technology. The company operates a Precision Logistics Segment and an Authentication Segment to provide specialized logistics for time-and-temperature sensitive products, as well as item-level traceability, anti-diversion and anti-counterfeit protection, brand protection and enhancement technology solutions. It Generates the majority of its revenue from the Precision Logistics Segment. Through its Precision Logistics segment, it provides a value-added service for sensitive parcel management driven by a proprietary software platform that provides predictive analytics from key metrics such as pre-shipment weather analysis, flight-tracking, and Others.
Executives
Adam H Stedham director GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION, 11000 BROKEN LAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, COLUMBIA MD 21044
Arthur B Laffer director 300 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 700, DALLAS TX 75201
Marshall S Geller director 10866 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1450, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Scott N Greenberg director 9 WEST 57 STREET, SUITE 4170, NEW YORK NY 10019
Paul Joseph Ryan officer: EVP, Authentication C/O VERIFYME, INC., 801 INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY, FIFTH FLOOR, LAKE MARY FL 32746
David Bruce Edmonds director C/O VERIFYME, INC., 801 INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY, FIFTH FLOOR, LAKE MARY FL 32746
Howard Goldberg director
Fred Iii Volk officer: VP-Ops, PeriShip Global LLC C/O VERIFYME, INC., 75 S. CLINTON AVE, SUITE 510, ROCHESTER NY 14604
Jack Wang officer: CIO, PeriShip Global LLC C/O VERIFYME, INC., 75 S. CLINTON AVE, SUITE 510, ROCHESTER NY 14604
Curt Harris Kole officer: EVP-Sales, PeriShip Global LLC C/O VERIFYME, INC., 75 S. CLINTON AVE, SUITE 510, ROCHESTER NY 14604
Nancy L. Meyers officer: Senior VP, Finance & IR C/O VERIFYME, INC., 75 S. CLINTON AVE., SUITE 510, ROCHESTER NY 14604
Margaret Gezerlis officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O VERIFYME, INC., 75 S. CLINTON AVE., SUITE 510, ROCHESTER NY 14604
Keith Goldstein officer: Acting Chief Operating Officer C/O VERIFYME, INC., 75 S. CLINTON AVE., SUITE 510, ROCHESTER NY 14604
Sandy Fliderman officer: Chief Technology Officer 3330 NORTHEAST 190TH STREET, APT 1815, AVENTURA FL 33180
Christopher P Gardner director C/O VERIFYME, INC., 75 S. CLINTON AVE., SUITE 510, ROCHESTER NY 14604