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Universal Display (Universal Display) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Universal Display 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. Universal Display's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $64.7 Mil. Universal Display'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. Universal Display Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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


OLED's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.72
* 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.


Universal Display Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Universal Display'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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Universal Display Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Universal Display's Interest Coverage

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Universal Display'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.


Universal Display's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Universal Display 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.

Universal Display'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, Universal Display's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $217.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $22.9 Mil.

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

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Universal Display's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $64.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $22.9 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Universal Display'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.


Universal Display  (NAS:OLED) 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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Universal Display (Universal Display) Business Description

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Address
250 Phillips Boulevard, Ewing, NJ, USA, 08618
Universal Display Corp researches, develops and manufactures organic light-emitting diode, or OLED, technologies for use in displays for mobile phones, tablets, televisions, wearables, personal computers, automotive interiors, and the solid-state lighting market. OLED technologies are an alternative to a light-emitting diode, or LED, technologies, in the solid-state lighting market, and liquid crystal displays in the flat-panel-display market. A large majority of the firm's revenue is generated in South Korea, with the rest coming from Japan, China, the United States, and other countries across the world.
Executives
Mauro Premutico officer: VP, Legal & GM, Licensing C/O UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION, 375 PHILLIPS BLVD., EWING NJ 08618
Richard C Elias director PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., ONE PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Julia J Brown officer: Chief Technical Officer
Lawrence Lacerte director C/O TERAGLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP, 9171 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92122
Cynthia Jane Comparin director 1000 PARK DRIVE, LAWRENCE PA 15055
Brian Millard officer: VP/CFO C/O UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION, 250 PHILLIPS BOULEVARD, EWING NJ 08618
Sidney D Rosenblatt director, officer: EVP & CFO
Elizabeth H Gemmill director
C Keith Hartley director 14 WYNNWOOD RD, GREENWICH CT 06830-3409
Janice K Mahon officer: VP of Tech Commercialization 375 PHILLIPS BLVD., 375 PHILLIPS BLVD., EWING NJ 08618
Celia M Joseph director C/O UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION, 375 PHILLIPS BOULEVARD, EWING NJ 08618
Steven V Abramson director, officer: President and COO
Rosemarie B Greco director C/O PA. REAL ESTATE INV TR, 200 S BROAD ST, THE BELLVUE, PHILADELPHIA PA 19102
Sherwin I Seligsohn director, officer: Chairman of Board and Founder C/O UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION, 375 PHILLIPS BLVD, EWING NJ 08618
Leonard Becker director BALA POINTE OFFICE CENTRE, 111 PRESIDENTIAL BLVD STE 103, BALA CYNWYD PA 19004