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iPass (IPAS) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is iPass 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. iPass's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was $-4.75 Mil. iPass's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was $-0.57 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

(1) 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.

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


IPAS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 4.61
* 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.


iPass Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for iPass'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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iPass Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of iPass's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, iPass'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.


iPass's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, iPass's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



iPass 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.

iPass's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017, iPass's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-20.06 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

iPass had no debt (1).

iPass's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2018, iPass's Interest Expense was $-0.57 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-4.75 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7.10 Mil.

iPass 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.


iPass  (NAS:IPAS) 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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iPass (IPAS) Business Description

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iPass Inc is a US based company engaged in providing mobile connectivity, offering simple, secure, always-on Wi-Fi access on any mobile device. Built on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform, the iPass cloud-based service keeps its customers connected by providing unlimited Wi-Fi connectivity on unlimited devices. The company has millions of hotspots in more than 100 countries, at airports, hotels, train stations, convention centers, outdoor venues, inflight, and more. Geographically, the business presence of the firm can be seen across the region of United States, North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific and Rest of the world.
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Justin Spencer director C/O VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 525 RACE STREET SAN JOSE CA 95126
E David Panos director 200 ACADEMY DRIVE, SUITE 120 AUSTIN TX 78704
Neal I Goldman director 170 SOUTHPORT DRIVE, MORRISVILLE NC 27560
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Richard Alan Karp director 849-B INDEPENDENCE AVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Robert J Majteles director
John D Beletic director
Karen Willem officer: Senior VP and CFO 2100 SEAPORT BOULEVARD REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Steven Gatoff officer: Senior VP and CFO C/O INSEEGO CORP, 9710 SCRANTON ROAD, SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Kenneth H Traub director
Nicholas W Hulse officer: Senior VP of Worldwide Sales 700 SAGINAW DRIVE REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
A Gary Ames director PO BOX 500 (M/S 55-985), 14200 SW KARL BRAUN DRIVE, BEAVERTON OR 97077-0001
Stanley P Gold director ONE EMMIS PLAZA, 40 MONUMENT CIRCLE, SUITE 700, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Bruce K Posey officer: Sr VP, General Counsel and Sec 919 E HILLSDALE BLVD, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Frank Verdecanna officer: VP and CFO C/O FIREEYE, INC. 1440 MCCARTHY BLVD. MILPITAS CA 95035

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