DSP Group (DSP Group) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Sep. 2021)

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What is DSP Group 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. DSP Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was $0.3 Mil. DSP Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was $0.0 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 DSP Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

DSPG's Interest Coverage is not ranked ^*
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 19.975
* 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.

DSP Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for DSP Group'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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DSP Group Interest Coverage Chart

DSP Group Annual Data

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Competitive Comparison of DSP Group's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductors subindustry, DSP Group'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.

DSP Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, DSP Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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

DSP Group 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.

DSP Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020, DSP Group's Interest Expense was $-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-8.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10.1 Mil.

DSP Group did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

DSP Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2021, DSP Group's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9.0 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate DSP Group's interest coverage with the available data.

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

DSP Group (NAS:DSPG) 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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DSP Group (DSP Group) Business Description

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Address

2055 Gateway Place, Suite 480, San Jose, CA, USA, 95110

Website

https://www.dspg.com

DSP Group Inc provides wireless chipset solutions for converged communications, delivering system solutions that combine semiconductors and software with reference designs. It provides a broad portfolio of wireless chipsets integrating DECT, Wi-Fi, PSTN, and VoIP technologies with state-of-the-art application processors. It also enables converged voice and data connectivity across diverse and enterprise consumer products, from cordless and VoIP phones to home gateways and connected multimedia screens. The company operates in three segments: Home, Unified Communications, and SmartVoice. The majority of the revenue is generated from the sale of wireless chipset solutions for converged communication at home. Its geographical segments are Hong Kong, Japan, Europe, China, Taiwan, and others.

Executives

Tali Chen	officer: Chief Business Officer	2055 GATEWAY PLACE, SUITE 480 SAN JOSE CA 95110
Gabi Seligsohn	director	C/O DSP GROUP, INC., 2580 N. FIRST STREET, STE. 460, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Dror Levy	officer: VP and CFO	5 SHENKAR STREET HERZELIYA L3 46120
Yair Seroussi	director	2580 NORTH FIRST STREET SUITE 460 SAN JOSE CA 95131
Cynthia Paul	director	C/O DSP GROUP, INC., 5 SHENKAR STREET, HERZELIA L3 4672505
Ofer Elyakim	director, officer: CEO	5 SHENKAR STREET HERZELIA L3 46120
Thomas A Lacey	director	C/O INTERNATIONAL DISPLAYWORKS, INC., 1613 SANTA CLARA DRIVE, STE 100, ROSEVILLE CA 95661-3542
Kenneth H Traub	director
Norman P Taffe	director	3901 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Patrick Tanguy	director	2580 NORTH FIRST STREET SUITE 460 SAN JOSE CA 95131
William C Martin	other: See Explanation of Responses	C/O RAGING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, TEN PRINCETON AVENUE, PO BOX 228, ROCKY HILL NJ 08553
Raging Capital Management, Llc	other: See Explanation of Responses	TEN PRINCETON AVENUE, PO BOX 228, ROCKY HILL NJ 08553-0228
Norman J. Rice	director	ONE MIDDLE STREET, SUITE 4, PORTSMOUTH NH 03801
Reuven Regev	director	2580 NORTH FIRST STREET SUITE 460 SAN JOSE CA 95131
David Dahan	officer: VP and COO	161 S. SAN ANTONIO ROAD SUITE 10 LOS ALTOS CA 94022