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Spok Holdings (Spok Holdings) 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. Spok Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.9 Mil. Spok Holdings'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. Spok Holdings Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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


SPOK's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 9
* 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.


Spok Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spok Holdings'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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Spok Holdings Annual Data
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Spok Holdings Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Spok Holdings'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.


Spok Holdings Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Spok Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Spok Holdings 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.

Spok Holdings'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, Spok Holdings's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $22.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.9 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Spok Holdings's interest coverage with the available data.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Spok Holdings's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $4.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.9 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Spok Holdings'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.


Spok Holdings  (NAS:SPOK) 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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Spok Holdings (Spok Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5911 Kingstown Village Parkway, 6th Floor, Alexandria, VA, USA, 22315
Spok Holdings Inc is a provider of healthcare communications. It reports three market segments namely Healthcare, Government, and Large enterprise. The company provides paging services and software solutions in the United States and abroad.
Executives
Vincent D Kelly director, officer: President & CEO C/O RENTON MEDIA INC, 1300 EAST NINTH ST, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Sharon Woods-keisling officer: Corporate Secretary, Treasurer 6677 RICHMOND HIGHWAY, ALEXANDRIA VA 22306
Michael W Wallace officer: Chief Financial Officer SAWGRASS CORPORATE INDUSTRIAL PARK, 14000 NW 4TH ST, SUNRISE FL 33325
Calvin Rice officer: Controller C/O SPOK HOLDINGS, INC., 6850 VERSAR CTR STE 420, SPRINGFIELD VA 22151
Todd J Stein director C/O SPOK HOLDINGS, INC., 6850 VERSAR CTR STE 420, SPRINGFIELD VA 22151
Barbara Peterson Byrne director C/O SPOK HOLDINGS, INC., 6850 VERSAR CTR STE 420, SPRINGFIELD VA 22315
Randy Hyun director C/O SPOK HOLDINGS, INC., 5911 KINGSTOWNE VILLAGE PARKWAY 6TH FLR, ALEXANDRIA VA 22315
Matthew Oristano director C/O ARCH WIRELESS INC, 1800 WEST PARK DR. #250, WESTBOROUGH MA 01581
Brian Oreilly director C/O METROCALL, 6677 RICHMOND HWY, ALEXANDRIA VA 22306
Christine Cournoyer director 150 SHAW ROAD, CHESTNUT MA 02467
Brett A Shockley director 7125 NORTHLAND TERRACE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55428
Royce Yudkoff director C/O METROCALL, 6677 RICHMOND HWY, ALEXANDRIA VA 22306
Stacia Hylton director 6850 VERSAR CENTER STE 420, SPRINGFIELD VA 22151
Tom Saine officer: Chief Technology Officer 6677 RICHMOND HIGHWAY, ALEXANDIRA VA 22306
Ted Peterman officer: Controller C/O SPōK HOLDINGS, INC., 6850 VERSAR CTR STE 420, SPRINGFIELD VA 22151

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