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Taitron Components (Taitron Components) Interest Coverage

: No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Taitron Components's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.01 Mil. Taitron Components's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Taitron Components has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Taitron Components Inc has no debt.

(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 Taitron Components's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

TAIT' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.82   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt


TAIT's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
99.56% of 1600 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 12.765 vs TAIT: No Debt

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Taitron Components Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taitron Components'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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Taitron Components Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Taitron Components Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Taitron Components'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.


Taitron Components Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Taitron Components 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.

Taitron Components'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, Taitron Components's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1.20 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Taitron Components had no debt (1).

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Taitron Components's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.01 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Taitron Components had no debt (1).

* 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.


Taitron Components  (NAS:TAIT) 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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Taitron Components (Taitron Components) Business Description

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Address
28040 West Harrison Parkway, Valencia, CA, USA, 91355
Taitron Components Inc is a supplier of originally designed and manufactured (ODM) products that include value-added engineering and turn-key solutions. It focuses on providing original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and contracts electronic manufacturers (CEMs) with ODM products for their multi-year turn-key projects and ODM electronic components. Its product offerings range from discrete semiconductors to small electronic devices. The company also distributes brand-name electronic components with a vast inventory available on hand. Its Taiwan and China locations provide support for inventory sourcing, purchases, and coordinating the manufacture of ODM Projects and ODM Components.
Executives
Chi-lin Chung director 28040 WEST HARRISON PARKWAY, VALENCIA CA 91355
Craig Miller director 15165 VENTURA BLVD, STE 425, SHERMAAN OAKS CA 91403
David Vanderhorst officer: CFO C/O TAITRON COMPONENTS, 28040 W HARRISON PKWY, VALENCIA CA 91355
Stewart Wang director, 10 percent owner, officer: President, CEO, CFO C/O TAITRON COMPONENTS, 28040 W HARRISON PKWY, VALENCIA CA 91355
Tzu Sheng Ku director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman C/O TAITRON COMPONENTS, 28040 W HARRISON PKWY, VALENCIA CA 91355
Richard Chiang director 28040 W HARRISON PKWY, VALENCIA CA 91355
Felix Sung director C/O TAITRON COMPONENTS, 28040 W HARRISON PKWY, VALENCIA CA 91355

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