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SoundThinking (SoundThinking) 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. SoundThinking's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.36 Mil. SoundThinking's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.11 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 SoundThinking's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SSTI's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 29.52
* 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.


SoundThinking Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for SoundThinking'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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SoundThinking Annual Data
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SoundThinking Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, SoundThinking'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.


SoundThinking Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



SoundThinking 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.

SoundThinking'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, SoundThinking's Interest Expense was $-0.05 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-6.93 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.54 Mil.

SoundThinking did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, SoundThinking's Interest Expense was $-0.11 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.36 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.54 Mil.

SoundThinking 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.


SoundThinking  (NAS:SSTI) 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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SoundThinking (SoundThinking) Business Description

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Address
39300 Civic Center Drive, Suite 300, Fremont, CA, USA, 94538
SoundThinking Inc is a public safety technology company that combines transformative solutions and strategic advisory services for law enforcement and civic leadership. Its flagship SafetySmart platform includes ShotSpotter, the acoustic gunshot detection system, CrimeTracer, the foremost law enforcement search engine, CaseBuilder, a one-stop investigation management system, and ResourceRouter, software that directs patrol and community anti-violence resources to help maximize their impact.
Executives
Gary T Bunyard officer: Sr. VP Public Safety Solutions 14775 GOLD LEAF COURT, DRAPER UT 84020
Nasim Golzadeh officer: SVP Customer Support C/O SHOTSPOTTER, INC., 7979 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 210, NEWARK CA 94560
Ralph A. Clark director, officer: President and CEO C/O SHOTSPOTTER, INC., 7979 GATEWAY BLVD., STE. 210, NEWARK CA 94560
Deborah A. Elam director C/O SHOTSPOTTER, INC., 7979 GATEWAY BLVD., STE. 210, NEWARK CA 94560
Alan R. Stewart officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SHOTSPOTTER, INC., 7979 GATEWAY BLVD., STE. 210, NEWARK CA 94560
Regan Davis officer: SVP Cust Succs & Field Eng C/O SHOTSPOTTER, INC., 7979 GATEWAY BLVD., STE. 210, NEWARK CA 94560
Paul S. Ames officer: Sr. VP Products and Technology C/O SHOTSPOTTER, INC., 7979 GATEWAY BLVD., STE. 210, NEWARK CA 94560
Robert Samuel Klepper officer: SVP Marketing and Products C/O SHOTSPOTTER, INC., 7979 GATEWAY BLVD., STE. 210, NEWARK CA 94560
Randall Hawks director, 10 percent owner 300 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA, #350, OAKLAND CA 94612
Ruby Sharma director 24 ARNOLD DRIVE, PRINCETON JCT. NJ 08550
Roberta S. Jacobson director C/O SHOTSPOTTER, INC., 7979 GATEWAY BLVD., STE. 210, NEWARK CA 94560
Joseph O. Hawkins officer: Sr. VP, Operations C/O SHOTSPOTTER, INC., 7979 GATEWAY BLVD., STE. 210, NEWARK CA 94560
Pascal Levensohn director CHEMIN DU CONNETABLE 8, COLOGNY, GENEVA V8 1223
Thomas T. Groos director, 10 percent owner C/O SHOTSPOTTER, INC., 7979 GATEWAY BLVD., STE. 210, NEWARK CA 94560
Gary M Lauder 10 percent owner 14600 WINCHESTER BLVD, LOS GATOS CA 95030