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World Wireless Communications (World Wireless Communications) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2002)


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What is World Wireless 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. World Wireless Communications's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2002 was $-1.16 Mil. World Wireless Communications's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2002 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.

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


WWRL's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 4.49
* 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.


World Wireless Communications Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for World Wireless 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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World Wireless Communications Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of World Wireless Communications's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, World Wireless 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.


World Wireless Communications's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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



World Wireless 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.

World Wireless Communications's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2002 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2002, World Wireless Communications's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-4.53 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.02 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate World Wireless Communications's interest coverage with the available data.

World Wireless Communications's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2002 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2002, World Wireless Communications's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.16 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.02 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate World Wireless Communications'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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


World Wireless Communications  (OTCPK:WWRL) 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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World Wireless Communications (World Wireless Communications) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5670 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Penthouse, Greenwood Village, CO, USA, 80111
World Wireless Communications Inc is a telecom service provider in the United States. The firm is engaged as a developer of wired and wireless telemetry and remote control systems.
Executives
Marty Steinberg 10 percent owner 1111 BRICKELL AVENUE SUITE 2500, MIAMI FL 33131

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