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AltiGen Communications (AltiGen Communications) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is AltiGen Communications 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. AltiGen Communications's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.34 Mil. AltiGen Communications's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.01 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 AltiGen Communications's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ATGN's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 4.52
* 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.


AltiGen Communications Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for AltiGen Communications'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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AltiGen Communications Interest Coverage Chart

AltiGen Communications Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
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AltiGen Communications Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of AltiGen Communications's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, AltiGen Communications'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.


AltiGen Communications's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, AltiGen Communications's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AltiGen Communications's Interest Coverage falls into.



AltiGen Communications 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.

AltiGen Communications's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, AltiGen Communications's Interest Expense was $-0.07 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.44 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

AltiGen Communications did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

AltiGen Communications's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, AltiGen Communications's Interest Expense was $-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.34 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.08 Mil.

AltiGen Communications 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.


AltiGen Communications  (OTCPK:ATGN) 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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AltiGen Communications (AltiGen Communications) Business Description

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Address
670 N McCarthy Boulevard, Suite 200, Milpitas, CA, USA, 95035
AltiGen Communications Inc is a provider of cloud-based Internet Protocol-private branch exchange (IP-PBX) and Contact Center solutions. The company designs, delivers, and supports Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone systems and call center solutions. Its Unified Communications solutions are designed with an open architecture and its integrated Internet protocol (IP) applications suite provides customers with a business communications solution. It derives a majority of its revenue from the Hosted services.
Executives
Jeremiah Fleming officer: President & COO 4555 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Miller Lloyd I Iii 10 percent owner
Gilbert Hu director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Wanger Long Term Opportunity Fund Ii, Lp 10 percent owner 401 N. MICHIGAN AVE., SUITE 1301, CHICAGO IL 60611
Alan B Howe director 1155 KAS DRIVE SUITE 100, RICHARDSON TX 75081
Alan Bradley Howe director 1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Wltof Gp Llc 10 percent owner 401 N. MICHIGAN AVE., SUITE 1301, CHICAGO IL 60611
Philip M Mcdermott officer: Chief Financial Officer
Wanger Investment Mangagement, Llc director 401 N. MICHIGAN AVE., SUITE 1301, CHICAGO IL 60611
Eric Wanger director 401 N. MICHIGAN AVE., SUITE 1301, CHICAGO IL 60611
Michael E Plumer officer: VP of Sales 213 RYDER STREET, SAN MATEO CA 94401
Tsai Mike Mon Yen director 28620 MATADERO CREEK COURT, LOS ALTOS CA 94022
Tacheng Wang director 27101 HORSESHOE LANE, LOS ALTOS HILLS CA 94022
Kenneth Tai director C/O ALTIGEN COMMUNICATIONS INC, 47429 FREMONT BLVD, FREMONT CA 94538
Sun Shirley Tsyr Yi officer: VP of Research & Development