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Koss (KOSS) Interest Coverage

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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. Koss's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.48 Mil. Koss's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 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.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Koss Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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


KOSS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.69
* 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.


Koss Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Koss'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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Competitive Comparison

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Koss'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.


Koss Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Koss 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.

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

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Koss's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-24.90 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.79 Mil.

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

Koss's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Koss's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.48 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.66 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Koss'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.


Koss  (NAS:KOSS) 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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Koss (KOSS) Business Description

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Address
4129 North Port Washington Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53212
Koss Corp is engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of stereo headphones and related accessory products. It operates in the audio/video industry segment of the home entertainment industry. The company markets a line of headphones, wireless Bluetooth headphones, wireless Bluetooth speakers, computer headsets, telecommunications headsets, and active noise-cancelling headphones. The majority of the firm's revenue is derived from sales of stereo headphones.
Executives
William Jesse Sweasy director 401 LEVEE STREET, RED WING MN 55066
Kim M. Schulte officer: Chief Financial Officer 4129 NORTH PORT WASHINGTON AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53212
David Donnan Smith officer: EVP and CFO 4129 N PORT WASHINGTON ROAD, MILWAUKEE WI 53212
Koss Michael J Jr officer: VP Marketing & Product 4129 N PORT WASHINGTON AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53212
Michael J Koss officer: President and CEO C/O GENIUS PRODUCTS, INC., 740 LOMAS SANTA FE, SUITE 210, SOLANA BEACH CA 92075
Koss John C Jr officer: Vice President - Sales C/O KOSS CORPORATION, 4129 N PORT WASHINGTON ROAD, MILWAUKEE WI 53212
Thomas L. Doerr director 4129 N. PORT WASHINGTON ROAD, MILWAUKEE WI 53212
Lenore Lillie officer: VP - Operations 4129 N PORT WASHINGTON ROAD, MILWAUKEE WI 53212
Nancy Koss 2012 Trust, Dated 12/20/12 10 percent owner 1492 W. CALUMET CT., RIVER HILLS WI 53217
Steven A Leveen director 1030 SEA SPRAY AVENUE, DELRAY BEACH FL 33483
Theodore Nixon director 100 SOUTH SPRING STREET, LOUISVILLE KY 40206
Elizabeth A Uecker officer: Secretary 4129 N PORT WASHINGTON ROAD, MILWAUKEE WI 53212
John C Koss director 4129 NORTH PORT WASHINGTON AVE, MILWAUKEE WI 53212
Nancy L Koss 10 percent owner 1492 W. CALUMET CT., RIVER HILLS WI 53217
Koss Family Trust, Dated 9/11/12 10 percent owner 1492 W. CALUMET CT., RIVER HILLS WI 53217

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