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Proxim Wireless (Proxim Wireless) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Mar. 2010)


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What is Proxim Wireless Financial Strength?

Proxim Wireless has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Proxim Wireless did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Proxim Wireless's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2010 was 0.12. As of today, Proxim Wireless's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Proxim Wireless's Financial Strength

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Proxim Wireless's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Proxim Wireless's Financial Strength Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Proxim Wireless's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Proxim Wireless's Financial Strength falls into.



Proxim Wireless Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

Proxim Wireless's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2010 was $-0.19 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2010 was $-1.50 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2010 was $1.55 Mil.

Proxim Wireless's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2010 is

Proxim Wireless did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Proxim Wireless's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2010 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2010 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(2.055 + 1.55) / 30.868
=0.12

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Proxim Wireless has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Proxim Wireless  (OTCPK:PRXM) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Proxim Wireless has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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Proxim Wireless (Proxim Wireless) Business Description

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Address
1561 Buckeye Drive, Milpitas, CA, USA, 95035
Proxim Wireless Corp provides high-speed wireless communications equipment and services. Its systems enable service providers, enterprises, and governmental organizations to deliver high-speed data connectivity enabling a broad range of applications.
Executives
Alan B Howe director 1155 KAS DRIVE SUITE 100, RICHARDSON TX 75081
John W Gerdelman director C/O SYCAMORE NETWORKS INC, 220 MILL RD, CHELMSFORD MA 01824
Miller Lloyd I Iii 10 percent owner
Robert E Fitzgerald other: Former Officer and Director 2204 VAQUERO ESTATES BLVD, WESTLAKE TX 76262
Brian J Sereda officer: CFO andTreasurer 3590 NORTH FIRST STREET, SUITE 210, SAN JOSE CA 95134
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Softbank U S Ventures Vi L P 10 percent owner 200 W EVELYN AVE, STE 200, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Daniel Hesse director
Bradley A Feld 10 percent owner C/O FOUNDRY GROUP, 645 WALNUT ST., BOULDER CO 80302
Roizen Jo Ann Heidi 10 percent owner
Carol B Armitage director C/O WINDSTREAM CORPORATION 4001 RODNEY PARHAM RD; B1F3 LITTLE ROCK AR 72212