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Vicor (VICR) 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. Vicor's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.3 Mil. Vicor's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 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. Vicor Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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


VICR'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.


Vicor Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vicor'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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Vicor Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Vicor 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 Electronic Components subindustry, Vicor'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.


Vicor Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Vicor 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.

Vicor'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, Vicor's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $51.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.4 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Vicor's interest coverage with the available data.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Vicor's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $7.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.4 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Vicor'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.


Vicor  (NAS:VICR) 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 .


Vicor Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Vicor (VICR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
25 Frontage Road, Andover, MA, USA, 01810
Vicor Corp manufactures and markets modular power components and complete power systems. It provides modular power converters and configurable products, advanced power component products and integrated circuits, and related products. Its products include Converters, Power Systems, Filters, Custom Power Systems, Input Modules, and others. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the Asia Pacific.
Executives
Quentin A. Fendelet officer: Corp. VP-CAO 25 FRONTAGE RD., ANDOVER MA 01810
Alvaro Doyle officer: VP and CIO 25 FRONTAGE RD., ANDOVER MA 01810
Claudio Tuozzolo director, officer: Corp. Vice President 25 FRONTAGE ROAD, ANDOVER MA 01810
Kemble D Morrison other: VICE PRESIDENT CORP CONTROLLER 25 FRONTAGE ROAD, ANDOVER MA 01810
Nancy L Grava officer: VP-Human Resources 25 FRONTAGE RD., ANDOVER MA 01810
Andrew D'amico director 25 FRONTAGE RD., ANDOVER MA 01810
Sean Crilly officer: Corp. VP-Engineering, Pwr.Sys. 25 FRONTAGE RD., ANDOVER MA 01810
Estia J Eichten director 25 FRONTAGE ROAD, ANDOVER MA 01810
Zmira Lavie director 25 FRONTAGE RD., ANDOVER MA 01810
Zheng John Shen director 25 FRONTAGE RD, ANDOVER MA 01810
Nagel Richard J Jr officer: VP-Chief Accounting Officer 25 FRONTAGE ROAD, ANDOVER MA 01810
Patrizio Vinciarelli director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O VICOR CORPORATION, 25 FRONTAGE ROAD, ANDOVER MA 01810
Alex Gusinov officer: Corp. VP Engineering 25 FRONTAGE RD., ANDOVER MA 01810
Michael Mcnamara officer: VP Quality & Tech Ops. 25 FRONTAGE RD, ANDOVER MA 01810
Philip D Davies officer: VP - Global Sales & Marketing 25 FRONTAGE RD., ANDOVER MA 01810