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Direct Communication Solutions (XCNQ:DCSI) Interest Coverage

: 8.22 (As of Jun. 2022)
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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. Direct Communication Solutions's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2022 was C$0.44 Mil. Direct Communication Solutions's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2022 was C$-0.05 Mil. Direct Communication Solutions's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was 8.22. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Direct Communication Solutions's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


XCNQ:DCSI's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 29.52
* 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.


Direct Communication Solutions Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Direct Communication Solutions'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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Direct Communication Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only 1.90 - - - -

Direct Communication Solutions Quarterly Data
Dec17 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Dec22
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 - - 15.85 8.22 N/A

Competitive Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Direct Communication Solutions'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.


Direct Communication Solutions Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Direct Communication Solutions's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Direct Communication Solutions's Interest Coverage falls into.



Direct Communication Solutions 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.

Direct Communication Solutions's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Direct Communication Solutions's Interest Expense was C$-0.39 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-1.82 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$2.42 Mil.

Direct Communication Solutions did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Direct Communication Solutions's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2022, Direct Communication Solutions's Interest Expense was C$-0.05 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$0.44 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$1.12 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2022 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2022 )
=-1*0.444/-0.054
=8.22

* 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.


Direct Communication Solutions  (XCNQ:DCSI) 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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Direct Communication Solutions (XCNQ:DCSI) Business Description

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Address
11021 Via Frontera, Suite C, San Diego, CA, USA, 92127
Direct Communication Solutions Inc is a provider of solutions for the Internet of Things including monitoring as a service solutions for the telematics market. The Company's products include GPS devices, modems, embedded modules, routers and mobile tracking machine to machine devices, communications and applications software, and cloud services. Geographically, the company operates in the United States, Canada, and Other Countries, and it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States.

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