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


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What is ClearOne 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. ClearOne's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.74 Mil. ClearOne's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.07 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 ClearOne's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


CLRO's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.55
* 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.


ClearOne Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ClearOne'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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ClearOne Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of ClearOne's Interest Coverage

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, ClearOne'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.


ClearOne's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



ClearOne 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.

ClearOne'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, ClearOne's Interest Expense was $-0.54 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-6.77 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.67 Mil.

ClearOne did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, ClearOne's Interest Expense was $-0.07 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.74 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.67 Mil.

ClearOne 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.


ClearOne  (NAS:CLRO) 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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ClearOne (ClearOne) Business Description

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Address
5225 Wiley Post Way, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 84116
ClearOne Inc is a communications solutions company, which is engaged in designing, developing, and selling conferencing, collaboration, streaming, and digital signage solutions for audio, video, and visual communication. It sells its commercial products to end-users primarily through a network of independent distributors, who in turn sells its products to dealers, systems integrators, and other resellers. Its products include professional audio, network media streaming, and professional microphones. Geographically the firm has its business presence across the US and international market.
Executives
Edward D Bagley director, 10 percent owner 2350 OAK HILL LANE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84121
Larry Hendricks director 5225 WILEY POST WAY, SUITE 500, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
Derek Graham officer: Interim CEO C/O CLEARONE, INC., 5225 WILEY POST WAY, STE. 500, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
Clearone, Inc. officer: Interim CEO 5225 WILEY POST WAY, SUITE 500, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
Zeynep Hakimoglu officer: VP of Product Management 5225 WILEY POST WAY, SUITE 500, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
Bruce Whaley director C/O CLEARONE, EDGEWATER CORPORATE PARK, S. TOWER, 5225 WILEY POST WAY, SUITE 500, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
Narasimhan Narayanan officer: VP FINANCE 5225 WILEY POST WAY, SUITE 500, SALT LAKE CITY X1 84116
Lisa Higley director C/O CLEARONE INC., 5225 WILEY POST WAY, SUITE 500, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
E Bryan Bagley 10 percent owner 1470 ARLINGTON DR, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84103
Scott Huntsman director 5225 WILEY POST WAY, SUITE 500, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
Brad Baldwin director 3607 APPLEMILL COVE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84109
Eric L Robinson director 551 EAST INDIAN SPRINGS ROAD, BOUNTIFUL UT 84010
Michael J Braithwaite officer: SVP 5225 WILEY POST WAY, SUITE 500, SALT LAKE CITY X1 84116
Joseph Paul Sorrentino officer: EXEC VP OF SALES 1825 RESEARCH WAY, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119
Mark Allen Fletcher officer: VP OF WORLDWIDE SALES 5225 WILEY POST WAY, SUITE 500, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116