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Surge Components (Surge Components) 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. Surge Components's Operating Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $-0.09 Mil. Surge Components's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.00 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. Surge Components Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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


SPRS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.69
* 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.


Surge Components Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Surge Components'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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Surge Components Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 647.00 742.50 3,153.00 N/A N/A

Surge Components Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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Competitive Comparison

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Surge Components'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.


Surge Components Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Surge Components 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.

Surge Components's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023, Surge Components's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1.51 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.14 Mil.

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

Surge Components's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Feb. 2024, Surge Components's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.09 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.11 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Surge Components'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.


Surge Components  (OTCPK:SPRS) 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 .


Surge Components Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Surge Components (Surge Components) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
95 East Jefryn Boulevard, Deer Park, New York, NY, USA, 11729
Surge Components Inc is a supplier of electronic products and components. The company's products include capacitors, which are electrical energy storage devices, and discrete components, such as rectifiers, transistors, and diodes. Its marketed products are utilized in the electronic circuitry of products, comprising of automobiles, telecom, audio, cellular telephones, computers, consumer electronics, garage door openers, household appliances, power supplies and security equipment. In addition, the company's products are also sold to original equipment manufacturers and distributors.
Executives
Peter Levy director C/O ATLAS THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION, 4640 ADMIRALTY WAY, SUITE 500, MARINA DEL REY CA 90292
Michael D Tofias 10 percent owner 325 NORTH END AVENUE, APT. 25B, NEW YORK NY 10282
Steven J Lubman director, officer: VP, Secretary, Director 1016 GRAND BLVD, DEER PARK NY 11729
Martin Novick director
Alan Plafker director 24 SYLVIA ROAD, PLAINVIEW NY 11803
Gary Mark Jacobs director 15 HOOVER STREET, INWOOD NY 11096
Lawrence Chariton director 30 ROCKAWAY PLACE, MASSAPEQUA NY 11758
Ira Levy director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
David Siegel director 95 EAST JEFRYN BOULEVARD, DEER PARK NY 11729