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Summer Infant (Summer Infant) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2022)


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What is Summer Infant 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. Summer Infant's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2022 was $-3.5 Mil. Summer Infant's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2022 was $-0.4 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 Summer Infant's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SUMR's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 8.395
* 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.


Summer Infant Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Summer Infant'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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Summer Infant Interest Coverage Chart

Summer Infant Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.07 0.97 - 0.37 1.37

Summer Infant Quarterly Data
Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 1.97 - 2.83 - -

Competitive Comparison of Summer Infant's Interest Coverage

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Summer Infant'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.


Summer Infant's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Summer Infant's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Summer Infant 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.

Summer Infant'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, Summer Infant's Interest Expense was $-4.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $5.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $29.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2020 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2020 )
=-1*5.569/-4.078
=1.37

Summer Infant's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2022, Summer Infant's Interest Expense was $-0.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-3.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $46.5 Mil.

Summer Infant 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.


Summer Infant  (NAS:SUMR) 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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Summer Infant (Summer Infant) Business Description

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Address
1275 Park East Drive, Woonsocket, RI, USA, 02895
Summer Infant Inc is an infant and juvenile products company. It manufactures juvenile safety and infant care products. The product categories include monitoring, safety, nursery, baby gear, and feeding products. The company markets its products under the Summer Infant, SwaddleMe, and Born Free brand names. The entity sells its products in the United States and other countries, of which a majority of the revenue is derived from the United States.
Executives
Jason P Macari 10 percent owner 10 HANNAH DRIVE CUMBERLAND RI 02864
Andrew Michael Train director C/O SUMMER INFANT, INC. 1275 PARK EAST DRIVE WOONSOCKET RI 02895
Bruce Meier officer: Interim CFO C/O SUMMER INFANT, INC. 1275 PARK EAST DRIVE WOONSOCKET RI 02895
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Lp 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Nelson Obus 10 percent owner
Wynnefield Capital Management Llc 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVE, STE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Lp I 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Joshua Landes 10 percent owner
Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Wynnefield Capital Inc 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVE, STE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund Ltd 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVE, STE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Stuart Noyes officer: Interim CEO C/O SUMMER INFANT, INC. 1275 PARK EAST DRIVE WOONSOCKET RI 02895
An Evelyn D director 1301 NE 103RD STREET, MIAMI SHORES FL 33138
Alan Mustacchi director C/O SUMMER INFANT, INC. 1275 PARK EAST DRIVE WOONSOCKET RI 02895
Paul Francese officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SUMMER INFANT, INC. 1275 PARK EAST DRIVE WOONSOCKET RI 02895