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BroadVision (BroadVision) Interest Coverage

: No Debt (1) (As of Sep. 2019)
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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. BroadVision's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was $-0.37 Mil. BroadVision's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was $0.00 Mil. BroadVision has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

(1) 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.

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


BVSN's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 29.52
* 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.


BroadVision Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for BroadVision'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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BroadVision Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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BroadVision Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
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Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, BroadVision'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.


BroadVision Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, BroadVision's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



BroadVision 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.

BroadVision's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018, BroadVision's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-6.84 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

BroadVision had no debt (1).

BroadVision's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2019, BroadVision's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.37 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

BroadVision had no debt (1).

* 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.


BroadVision  (NAS:BVSN) 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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BroadVision (BroadVision) Business Description

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460 Seaport Court, Suite 102, Redwood City, CA, USA, 94063
BroadVision Inc is a provider of social business solutions. It develops, markets, and supports enterprise portal applications. The company offers a robust framework for secure, mobile and cloud-based collaboration, information sharing, and knowledge management. It operates through the electronic commerce business solutions segment. Its software solutions include Business Agility Suite, Commerce Agility Suite, Clearvale, Clear, QuickSilver and Vmoso. The reportable segment includes facilities in North and South America, Europe, the Asia Pacific and the Middle East. The Americas contribute to the vast majority of total revenue.
Executives
Joseph Liemandt 10 percent owner 5001 PLAZA ON THE LAKE, AUSTIN TX 78746
Esw Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 401 CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE 2650, AUSTIN TX 78701
Pehong Chen director, officer: CEO and Interim CFO 460 SEAPORT COURT, SUITE 102, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Roderick C Mcgeary director 1421 MCCRTHY BLVD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Thomas Michael Nevens director C/O BORLAND SOFTWARE CORPORATION, 20450 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SUITE 800, CUPERTINO CA 95014
David L Anderson director 755 PAGE MILL ROAD, SUITE A-200, PALO ALTO CA 94304-1005
Boon Hwee Koh director C/O AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, MS 1A-LC, SANTA CLARA CA 95051

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