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Firan Technology Group (TSX:FTG) Interest Coverage

: 4.87 (As of Feb. 2024)
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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. Firan Technology Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was C$2.6 Mil. Firan Technology Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was C$-0.5 Mil. Firan Technology Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 4.87. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Firan Technology Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:FTG' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.29   Med: 10.74   Max: 37.25
Current: 7.36


TSX:FTG's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
52.31% of 216 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 7.04 vs TSX:FTG: 7.36

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Firan Technology Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Firan Technology Group'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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Firan Technology Group 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 37.25 9.91 1.29 5.32 11.56

Firan Technology Group Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 31.79 14.00 5.54 8.35 4.87

Competitive Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Firan Technology Group'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.


Firan Technology Group Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Firan Technology Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Firan Technology Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Firan Technology Group 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.

Firan Technology Group'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, Firan Technology Group's Interest Expense was C$-1.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$15.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$30.2 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Nov. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Nov. 2023 )
=-1*15.329/-1.326
=11.56

Firan Technology Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Feb. 2024, Firan Technology Group's Interest Expense was C$-0.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$2.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$30.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=-1*2.568/-0.527
=4.87

* 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.


Firan Technology Group  (TSX:FTG) 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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Firan Technology Group (TSX:FTG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
250 Finchdene Square, Finance Dept, Toronto, ON, CAN, M1X 1A5
Firan Technology Group Corp is a supplier of aerospace and defense electronic products and subsystems. It has two operating segments namely FTG Circuits and FTG Aerospace. FTG Circuits manufactures printed circuit boards within the marketplace globally. FTG Aerospace designs and manufactures illuminated cockpit panels, keyboards, bezels, sub-assemblies, and assemblies for original equipment manufacturers of avionics products and for airframe manufacturers. The company operates in Canada, the United States, Asia, and Europe and generates substantial sales from the United States. The majority of revenue is from the Circuit segment.

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