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Schmitt Industries (Schmitt Industries) 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. Schmitt Industries's Operating Income for the three months ended in May. 2022 was $-3.43 Mil. Schmitt Industries's Interest Expense for the three months ended in May. 2022 was $-0.01 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 Schmitt Industries's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SMIT's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.69
* 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.


Schmitt Industries Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Schmitt Industries'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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Schmitt Industries Annual Data
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Schmitt Industries Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Schmitt Industries'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.


Schmitt Industries Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Schmitt Industries 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.

Schmitt Industries's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2022, Schmitt Industries's Interest Expense was $-0.05 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-10.62 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16.41 Mil.

Schmitt Industries did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Schmitt Industries's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in May. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in May. 2022, Schmitt Industries's Interest Expense was $-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-3.43 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16.41 Mil.

Schmitt Industries 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.


Schmitt Industries  (OTCPK:SMIT) 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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Schmitt Industries (Schmitt Industries) Business Description

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Address
2765 North West Nicolai Street, Portland, OR, USA, 97210
Schmitt Industries Inc is engaged in propane tank monitoring solutions, precision measurement solutions, and ice cream production and distribution. The Company operates as two reportable segments: the Measurement Segment and the Ice Cream Segment. Xact product line includes satellite-focused remote tank monitoring products and related monitoring services for markets in the IoT environment. The Company also manufactures, wholesales, and retails ice cream and related products.
Executives
Dustin Henderson other: Shareholder 11125 N PARK BLVD, STE 106, SEMINOLE FL 33772
Kristi Michelle Smaha director C/O SCHMITT INDUSTRIES, INC., 2765 N.W. NICOLAI STREET, PORTLAND OR 97210-1818
Alexandre Zyngier director 5700 W. PLANO PARKWAY, SUITE 3600, PLANO TX 75093
Philip Bosco officer: Chief Financial Officer 2765 NW NICOLAI STREET, PORTLAND OR 97210
Lillian Tung director 45 WEST 67TH STREET, 10D, NEW YORK NY 10023
Michael R. Zapata officer: Chief Executive Officer 2765 NW NICOLAI STREET, PORTLAND OR 97210
Andrews P Hines director
Steven Strom director 2765 NW NICOLAI STREET, PORTLAND OR 97210
Charles Davidson director C/O SCHMITT INDUSTRIES, INC., 2765 N.W. NICOLAI STREET, PORTLAND OR 97210
Jamie Michael Schmidt officer: Chief Financial Officer 2765 NW NICOLAI STREET, PORTLAND OR 97210
Walter Brown Pistor 10 percent owner 2415 KALAMA RIVER ROAD, KALAMA WA 98625
Regina Walker officer: Chief Financial Officer 2765 NW NICOLAI STREET, PORTLAND OR 97210
Michael Ellsworth director SCHMITT INDUSTRIES, INC., 2765 NW NICOLAI, PORTLAND OR 97210
David Hudson director SCHMITT INDUSTRIES, INC., 2765 NW NICOLAI, PORTLAND OR 97210
Maynard E Brown director 1595 - 19TH STREET, WEST VANCOUVER A1 V7V 3X5

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