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Capstone Holding (Capstone Holding) 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. Capstone Holding's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.97 Mil. Capstone Holding's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.38 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 Capstone Holding's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


CAPS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Building Materials industry.
Industry Median: 6.905
* 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.


Capstone Holding Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Capstone Holding'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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Capstone Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 3.37 4.38 4.46 -

Capstone Holding Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.74 - 1.86 - -

Competitive Comparison

For the Building Materials subindustry, Capstone Holding'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.


Capstone Holding Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Capstone Holding's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Capstone Holding 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.

Capstone Holding'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, Capstone Holding's Interest Expense was $-1.53 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.26 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8.26 Mil.

Capstone Holding did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Capstone Holding's Interest Expense was $-0.38 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.97 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8.26 Mil.

Capstone Holding 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.


Capstone Holding  (OTCPK:CAPS) 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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Capstone Holding (Capstone Holding) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
5141 West 122nd Street, Suite 104, Alsip, IL, USA, 60803
Capstone Holding Corp operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary as a construction materials company, which distributes manufactured and natural stone cladding products, natural stone landscape products, and related goods for residential and commercial construction.
Executives
Alimco Financial Corp other: See Remarks 2336 S.E. OCEAN BOULEVARD SUITE 400, STUART FL 34996
Neil S Subin 10 percent owner 2336 S.E. OCEAN BOULEVARD, #400, STUART FL 34996
Miller Lloyd I Iii 10 percent owner
Michael Toporek director, other: See Explanation of Responses C/O MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED, 325 WASHINGTON AVENUE EXTENSION, ALBANY NY 12205
Bp Peptides, Llc 10 percent owner 122 EAST 42ND STREET, SUITE 4305, NEW YORK NY 10168
Matthew E. Lipman director, 10 percent owner C/O MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED, 325 WASHINGTON AVENUE EXTENSION, ALBANY NY 12205
Biotechnology Value Fund L P 10 percent owner, other: Direct Beneficial Owner 44 MONTGOMERY STREET, 40TH FL, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Leslie M Taeger officer: Chief Financial Officer
Mark N Lampert 10 percent owner 1 SANSOME ST, 30TH FL, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Eric W Fangmann director 1540 10TH AVENUE, SAN DIEGO CA 92101
Holliman John M Iii director, officer: Executive Chairman 6155 N SCOTTADALE ROAD STE 100, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85250
Fredric J Feldman director 1275 W. WASHINGTON, TEMPE AZ 85281
Bvf Partners L P/il 10 percent owner, other: Indirect Beneficial Owner 44 MONTGOMERY ST., 40TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Bvf Investments Llc 10 percent owner, other: Direct Beneficial Owner 1 SANSOME ST, 30TH FL, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
William M Wardell director 58 CHRISTOPHER DR, PRINCETON NJ 08540