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Mercury Systems (Mercury Systems) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Mercury Systems 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. Mercury Systems's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-53.7 Mil. Mercury Systems's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-8.7 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


MRCY's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Aerospace & Defense industry.
Industry Median: 7
* 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.


Mercury Systems Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mercury Systems'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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Mercury Systems Interest Coverage Chart

Mercury Systems Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
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Mercury Systems Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Mercury Systems's Interest Coverage

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Mercury Systems'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.


Mercury Systems's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Mercury Systems's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mercury Systems 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.

Mercury Systems'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, Mercury Systems's Interest Expense was $-25.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-6.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $578.3 Mil.

Mercury Systems did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Mercury Systems's Interest Expense was $-8.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-53.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $684.8 Mil.

Mercury Systems 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.


Mercury Systems  (NAS:MRCY) 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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Mercury Systems (Mercury Systems) Business Description

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Address
50 Minuteman Road, Andover, MA, USA, 01810
Mercury Systems Inc is a commercial technology company serving the aerospace and defense industry. The company envisions, creates and delivers secure open architecture solutions powering a broad range of mission-critical applications in the challenging and demanding environments. Inspired by its purpose of delivering Innovation that Matters, By and For People Who Matter, Mercury helps make the world a safer, more secure place for all.
Executives
Michelle M Mccarthy officer: SVP, CAO 50 MINUTEMAN ROAD, ANDOVER MA 01810
Wells Charles Roger Iv officer: EVP President Microelectronics 5255 GROVEMONT DRIVE, ELKRIDGE MD 21075
Orlando D Carvalho director 6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
Debora A Plunkett director 6501 LEGACY DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Barry R Nearhos director C/O VIRTUSA CORPORATION, 200 WEST PARK DRIVE, WESTBOROUGH MA 01581
Lisa S Disbrow director 50 MINUTEMAN ROAD, ANDOVER MA 01810
Allen Couture officer: EVP, Execution Excellence C/O MERCURY SYSTEMS, INC., 50 MINUTEMAN ROAD, ANDOVER MA 01810
James Mitch Stevison officer: EVP, President Mission Systems 103 SANSBERRY LANE, MADISON AL 35376
Steven Ratner officer: EVP, CHRO C/O MERCURY SYSTEMS, INC., 50 MINUTEMAN ROAD, ANDOVER MA 01810
Stephanie Georges officer: EVP, CCO 1300 WEST 120TH AVENUE, WESTMINSTER CO 80234
Christopher C Cambria officer: EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary C/O GENCORP INC., P.O. BOX 537012, SACRAMENTO CA 95853-7012
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Howard L Lance director C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
William L Ballhaus director, officer: President & CEO 3190 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, SUITE 700, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Roger A Krone director

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