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ORBCOMM (ORBCOMM) 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. ORBCOMM's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2021 was $-2.0 Mil. ORBCOMM's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2021 was $-2.2 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 ORBCOMM's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ORBC's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 4.53
* 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.


ORBCOMM Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ORBCOMM'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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ORBCOMM Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 0.30 0.01

ORBCOMM Quarterly Data
Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21
Interest Coverage Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.15 0.53 - -

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, ORBCOMM'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.


ORBCOMM Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, ORBCOMM's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



ORBCOMM 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.

ORBCOMM's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020, ORBCOMM's Interest Expense was $-20.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $208.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2020 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2020 )
=-1*0.108/-19.957
=0.01

ORBCOMM's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2021, ORBCOMM's Interest Expense was $-2.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-2.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $191.1 Mil.

ORBCOMM 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.


ORBCOMM  (NAS:ORBC) 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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ORBCOMM (ORBCOMM) Business Description

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Address
395 W. Passaic Street, Suite 325, Rochelle Park, NJ, USA, 07662
ORBCOMM Inc is a satellite communications company that primarily provides machine-to-machine communication, which is designed to track, monitor, and control fixed and mobile assets. The company operates in such markets as transportation and distribution, heavy equipment, industrial fixed assets, oil and gas, maritime, mining, and government. The company earns revenue across the United States, South America, Japan, and Europe, with the majority from the U.S. The company owns telecommunications infrastructure, specifically low Earth orbit satellites and accompanying ground infrastructure.
Executives
Karen O. Gould director C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W. PASSAIC STREET ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Denise W. Gibson director 140 SCHOOL STREET, LIBERTYVILLE IL 60048
Milcos Constantine officer: EVP and CFO C/O ORBCOMM, INC., 395 W. PASSAIC STREET SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Craig Malone officer: EVP of Product Development C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Marc Eisenberg officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O ORBCOMM INC., 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325, ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Brun Christian Le officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec. C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Stolte John J Jr officer: EVP-Technology & Operations C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Jerome B Eisenberg director, officer: Chairman, CEO and President C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Adage Capital Partners Gp, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
John E Major director C/O LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC., 2140 LAKE PARK BOULEVARD, RICHARDSON TX 75080-2254
Timothy Kelleher director C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Phillip Gross 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Robert Atchinson 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Adage Capital Advisors, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Adage Capital Partners, L.p. 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116