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Electronic Systems Technology (Electronic Systems Technology) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Electronic Systems Technology 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. Electronic Systems Technology's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.09 Mil. Electronic Systems Technology's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. Electronic Systems Technology has no debt. 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. Electronic Systems Technology Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

(1) 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.

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


ELST's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.685
* 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.


Electronic Systems Technology Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electronic Systems Technology'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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Electronic Systems Technology Interest Coverage Chart

Electronic Systems Technology Annual Data
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Electronic Systems Technology Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Electronic Systems Technology's Interest Coverage

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Electronic Systems Technology'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.


Electronic Systems Technology's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Electronic Systems Technology's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Electronic Systems Technology's Interest Coverage falls into.



Electronic Systems Technology 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.

Electronic Systems Technology'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, Electronic Systems Technology's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.18 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Electronic Systems Technology had no debt (1).

Electronic Systems Technology's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Electronic Systems Technology's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.09 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Electronic Systems Technology had no debt (1).

* 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.


Electronic Systems Technology  (OTCPK:ELST) 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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Electronic Systems Technology (Electronic Systems Technology) Business Description

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Address
415 N. Roosevelt Street, STE B1, Kennewick, WA, USA, 99336
Electronic Systems Technology Inc is engaged in the development and manufacturing of digital data (non-voice) radio transceivers for use in industrial wireless networking applications. It designs, develops, manufactures, and markets industrial wireless products and accessories. The company's products provide communication solutions for applications underutilized by conventional, commercial-grade communication systems. It offers product lines in markets for process automation in commercial, industrial, and government arenas domestically as well as internationally.
Executives
Daniel M. Tolley director C/O ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC., 415 N. ROOSEVELT ST., STE B1, KENNEWICH WA 99336
Michael William Eller director, officer: President 415 N QUAY, BLDG B1, KENNEWICK WA 99336
Partners Lllp Edco 10 percent owner 4605 S DENICE DR, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111
Zeff Capital, Lp 10 percent owner 400 S. MCCADDEN PL., LOS ANGELES CA 90020
Theodore Deinard director C/O ARC WIRELESS SOLUTIONS, INC., 6330 NORTH WASHINGTON ST., SUITE 13, DENVER CO 80216
Donald E. Siecke director, 10 percent owner 12441 W 49TH AVE., UNIT 4, WHEAT RIDGE CO 80033
Thomas J. Schaefer director 6800 EAST HIGHLAND AVE, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85251
Vern D Kornelsen director, 10 percent owner 4605 S. DENICE DR, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111
Electronic Systems Technology Inc director, officer: Secretary/Treasurer 415 N. ROOSEVELT ST., STE B1, KENNEWICK WA 99336
Hummingbird Value Fund Lp 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Hummingbird Management Llc 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Paul D Sonkin 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Hummingbird Microcap Value Fund Lp 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Hummingbird Capital Llc 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Tarsier Nanocap Value Fund, Lp 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 C/O HUMMINGBIRD MANAGEMENT, LLC, 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022

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