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Nanophase Technologies (Nanophase Technologies) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Nanophase Technologies 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. Nanophase Technologies's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.90 Mil. Nanophase Technologies's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.23 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 Nanophase Technologies's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


NANX's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 9.75
* 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.


Nanophase Technologies Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nanophase Technologies'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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Nanophase Technologies Interest Coverage Chart

Nanophase Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Nanophase Technologies Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Nanophase Technologies's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Nanophase Technologies'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.


Nanophase Technologies's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Nanophase Technologies's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nanophase Technologies 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.

Nanophase Technologies's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Nanophase Technologies's Interest Expense was $-0.84 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-3.55 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $15.15 Mil.

Nanophase Technologies did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Nanophase Technologies's Interest Expense was $-0.23 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.90 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $15.15 Mil.

Nanophase Technologies 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.


Nanophase Technologies  (OTCPK:NANX) 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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Nanophase Technologies (Nanophase Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1319 Marquette Drive, Romeoville, IL, USA, 60446
Nanophase Technologies Corp is a U.S based company engaged in the production of engineered nanomaterial solutions and larger, sub-micron, materials such as personal care sunscreens, architectural coatings, industrial coating applications, and abrasion-resistant additives, plastics additives, medical diagnostics, energy. Its technologies are designed to offer nanomaterial solutions for a specific customer application across various industries. Its products include Aluminum Oxide, Antimony Tin Oxide, Bismuth Oxide, Cerium Oxide, Iron Oxide and Zinc Oxide. The firm categorizes its revenue stream into three main product categories, Personal Care Ingredients, Advanced Materials and Solesence. Substantial revenue is generated from the sale of Solesence finished products.
Executives
Jess Jankowski officer: Chief Financial Officer
R Janet Whitmore director
Bradford T Whitmore 10 percent owner 5215 OLD ORCHARD ROAD, SUITE 620, SKOKIE IL 60077
Mark E Miller director 1319 MARQUETTE DR, ROMEOVILLE IL 60446
Kevin Cureton officer: VP, Sales & Marketing & BD 1319 MARQUETTE DRIVE, ROMEOVILLE IL 60446
Strandler, Llc 10 percent owner 401 3RD STREET, #9, RAPID CITY SD 57701
Laura M Beres director 1319 MARQUETTE DR, ROMEOVILLE IL 60446
Jaime Escobar officer: Chief Financial Officer 1319 MARQUETTE DRIVE, ROMEOVILLE IL 60446
Frank Cesario officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ISCO INTERNATIONAL INC, 451 KIGSTON COURT, MT PROSPECT IL 60056
James A Henderson director 301 WASHINGTON ST, COLUMBUS IN 47201
George A Vincent director C/O NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, 1319 MARQUETTE DRIVE, ROMEOVILLE IL 60446
Spurgeon Corp 10 percent owner 407 S. THIRD STREET, SUITE 230, GENEVA IL 60134
W Edwin Tyler director ONE NORTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4200, CHICAGO IL 60606
Nancy Baldwin officer: VP Human Resources & IT 1319 MARQUETTE DRIVE, ROMEOVILLE IL 60446
Patrick G Murray officer: VP Research & Development 1319 MARQUETTE DRIVE, ROMEOVILLE IL 60446