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Sonic Foundry (Sonic Foundry) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Sonic Foundry 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. Sonic Foundry's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-3.10 Mil. Sonic Foundry's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-0.64 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 Sonic Foundry's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SOFO's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 29.37
* 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.


Sonic Foundry Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sonic Foundry'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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Sonic Foundry Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Sonic Foundry's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, Sonic Foundry'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.


Sonic Foundry's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Sonic Foundry's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sonic Foundry 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.

Sonic Foundry's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Sonic Foundry's Interest Expense was $-1.77 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-13.64 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.66 Mil.

Sonic Foundry did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Sonic Foundry's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Sonic Foundry's Interest Expense was $-0.64 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-3.10 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.66 Mil.

Sonic Foundry 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.


Sonic Foundry  (OTCPK:SOFO) 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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Sonic Foundry (Sonic Foundry) Business Description

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Address
222 W. Washington Avenue, Madison, WI, USA, 53703
Sonic Foundry Inc is engaged in the business of providing video enterprise solutions and services for the digital-first, distance learning, and corporate communications market. It offers video capture, management, and streaming solutions as well as virtual and hybrid events in education, business, and government. Sonic Foundry's family of brands includes Mediasite, Video Solutions, Vidable and Global Learning Exchange. The company also offers video solutions, including Mediasite Video Platform, Mediasite Video Cloud, Mediasite Capture Solutions, Mediasite Events, Mediasite Services, and Mediasite Customer Care. The company has a geographical presence in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, Asia, and other places.
Executives
Brian Wiegand director 8215 GREENWAY BLVD, SUITE 340, MIDDLETON WI 53562
Ron W Busslinger 10 percent owner 27901 VIA DEL AGUA, LAGUNA NIGUEL CA 92677
Joe Jr Mozden director 3423 WILD PRAIRIE LN, GENEVA IL 60134
Kenneth A Minor officer: Chief Financial Officer
Nelson A Murphy director 2300 W INNES ST, SALISBURY NC 28144
Taha Jangda director 3827 LINKLEA DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77025
Lawrence William St director 23 ASHLAND STREET, NEWBURYPORT MA 01950-1905
Kelsy L Boyd director 2839 PLEASANT VIEW HTS, COTTAGE GROVE WI 53527
Michael Norregaard officer: Chief Operating Officer 4891 ENCHANTED VALLEY ROAD, MIDDLETON WI 53562
Andrew D. Burish 10 percent owner 8020 EXCELSIOR DRIVE, MADISON WI 53717
David Slayton director 701 WASHINGTON AVE N. SUITE #400, MINNEAPOLIS WI 55401
Gary Weis director, officer: Chief Executive Officer & CTO
Kopko Frederick H Jr director 4901 S ELLIS AVE, CHICAGO IL 60615
Mark D Burish director HURLEY, BURISH, MILLIKEN S.C., 301 NORTH BROOM STREET, MADISON WI 53703
David Kleinman director