XCOMQ (Xtera Communications) Interest Expense: $-2.30 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2016)

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What is Xtera Communications Interest Expense?

Xtera Communications XCOMQ -99.00% Interest Expense is $-2.30 Mil as of Jun. 2016.

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Xtera Communications's interest expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was $ -0.72 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 was $-2.30 Mil.

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. Xtera Communications's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was $ -21.86 Mil. Xtera Communications's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was $ -0.72 Mil. Xtera Communications did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Xtera Communications  (OTCPK:XCOMQ) Interest Expense Explanation

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. The higher, the better.

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

Xtera Communications's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was $-0.72 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was $-21.86 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Jun. 2016 was $0.00 Mil.

Xtera Communications's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 is calculated as

Xtera Communications 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.

Xtera Communications Interest Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Xtera Communications's Interest Expense 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.

Xtera Communications Interest Expense Chart

Xtera Communications Annual Data
Trend Sep13 Sep14 Sep15
Interest Expense
-2.80 -4.35 -3.80

Xtera Communications Quarterly Data
Sep13 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16
Interest Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -1.01 -0.83 -0.41 -0.36 -0.72

Xtera Communications Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-2.30 Mil.

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Interest Expense →
What does a Interest Expense of $-2.30 Mil mean?
Xtera Communications (XCOMQ) has a Interest Expense of $-2.30 Mil as of Jun. 2016. Interest Expense is the amount a company pays on its long-term debt. View historical data on Xtera Communications and its competitors.
Is Xtera Communications' Interest Expense too high?
Xtera Communications' current Interest Expense is $-2.30 Mil.
How does Xtera Communications' Interest Expense compare to TAIT and AEY?
Xtera Communications' Interest Expense of $-2.30 Mil can be compared against companies in the Hardware industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Expense for a Hardware company?
A good Interest Expense depends on the Hardware industry context. However, Interest Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Expense mean?
A high Interest Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Expense is the amount a company pays on its long-term debt. View historical data on Xtera Communications and its competitors. Xtera Communications's current Interest Expense is $-2.30 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Xtera Communications stock overvalued right now?
Xtera Communications (XCOMQ) has a current Interest Expense of $-2.30 Mil. The current Interest Expense is $-2.30 Mil. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Expense calculated?
Interest Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Xtera Communications (XCOMQ), the current Interest Expense is $-2.30 Mil as of Jun. 2016. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Xtera Communications Business Description

Address 500 West Bethany Drive, Suite 100, Allen, TX, USA, 75013
Xtera Communications Inc is a provider of optical transport solutions. It sells its optical transport solutions to telecommunications service providers, content service providers, enterprises and government entities across the world to support their deployments of long-haul terrestrial and submarine optical cable networks. Its optical networking solutions are designed to offer reach and capacity for intermediate sites between end-points of long-haul networks. Its primary service offerings include services, installation and deployment services, on-site hardware replacement services, system maintenance services, extended hardware warranty services and training across a spectrum of products within the optical networking industry. The company offers hardware, software and turnkey solutions.