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Data I/O (Data I/O) 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. Data I/O's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.18 Mil. Data I/O'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. Data I/O Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for Data I/O's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


DAIO's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.78
* 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.


Data I/O Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Data I/O'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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Data I/O Annual Data
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Data I/O Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Data I/O'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.


Data I/O Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Data I/O's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Data I/O's Interest Coverage falls into.



Data I/O 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.

Data I/O'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, Data I/O's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.45 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.70 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Data I/O's interest coverage with the available data.

Data I/O's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Data I/O's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.18 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.70 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Data I/O'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.


Data I/O  (NAS:DAIO) 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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Data I/O (Data I/O) Business Description

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Address
6645 185th Avenue NE, Suite 100, Redmond, WA, USA, 98052
Data I/O Corp is a provider of programming, security deployment, security provisioning and associated Intellectual Property protection and management solutions used in electronics manufacturing with flash memory, microcontrollers, and flash memory-based intelligent devices as well as secure element devices, authentication devices and secure microcontrollers. It is engaged in focused on the design, manufacturing and sale of programming systems used by designers and manufacturers of electronic products. It has its geographic presence in United States, Europe and Rest of the world.
Executives
Gerald Yat Ng officer: Vice President Finance 16220 WOOD-RED ROAD NE, WOODINVILLE WA 98072
William O. Wentworth director 8 DYER AVE, SALEM NH 03079
Edward J Smith director 635 HOOD ROAD, MARKHAM A6 L3R 4N6
Cheemin Bo-linn director 4555 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Anthony Ambrose director, officer: President 6645 185TH AVE NE SUITE 100, REDMOND WA 98052
Rajeev Gulati officer: Vice President CTO 6464 185TH AVE NE, SUITE 101, REDMOND WA 98052
Douglas Wells Brown director 6464 185TH AVE NE, SUITE 101, REDMOND WA 98052
Joel S Hatlen officer: Chief Financial Officer DATA IO CORP, 6464 185TH AVE NE, SUITE 101, REDMOND WA 98052
Sally A. Washlow director 6500 W. CORTLAND STREET, CHICAGO IL 60607
John D Delafield director 1301 SECOND AVENUE, SUITE 2850, SEATTLE WA 98101
Michael R Tidwell officer: Vice President Mktg & Bus Dev 6645 185TH AVE NE, SUITE 100, REDMOND WA 98052
Alan B Howe director 1155 KAS DRIVE SUITE 100, RICHARDSON TX 75081
Mark J Gallenberger director LTX-CREDENCE CORPORATION, 825 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, NORWOOD MA 02062
David Kanen 10 percent owner 6429 NW 65TH WAY, PARKLAND FL 33067
Kanen Wealth Management Llc 10 percent owner 5850 CORAL RIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 309, CORAL SPRINGS FL 33076