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BlackSky Technology (BlackSky Technology) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is BlackSky 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. BlackSky Technology's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-13.3 Mil. BlackSky Technology's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-2.6 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 BlackSky Technology's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


BKSY's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.55
* 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.


BlackSky Technology Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for BlackSky 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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BlackSky Technology Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of BlackSky Technology's Interest Coverage

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, BlackSky 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.


BlackSky Technology's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



BlackSky 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.

BlackSky 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, BlackSky Technology's Interest Expense was $-9.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-56.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $86.5 Mil.

BlackSky Technology did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, BlackSky Technology's Interest Expense was $-2.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-13.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $91.7 Mil.

BlackSky Technology 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.


BlackSky Technology  (NYSE:BKSY) 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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BlackSky Technology (BlackSky Technology) Business Description

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Address
13241 Woodland Park Road, Suite 300, Herndon, VA, USA, 20171
BlackSky Technology Inc is a provider of real-time geospatial intelligence. The company delivers on-demand, high-frequency imagery, monitoring, and analytics of some of the critical and strategic locations, economic assets, and events in the world. It designs, owns, and operates one of the industry's low earth orbit (LEO) small satellite constellations, optimized to capture imagery cost-efficiently where and when its customers need it. its Spectra AI software platform processes data from BlackSky's constellation and from other third-party sensors to develop the critical insights and analytics that provide its customers with the actionable intelligence. Geographically, the company operates in North America, the Middle East, Asia, and Others.
Executives
Tracy Ward officer: Principal Accounting Officer 3901 STONECROFT BOULEVARD, C/O INTERSECTIONS INC., CHANTILLY VA 20151
Brian E O'toole director, officer: CEO and President 2325 DULLES CORNER BLVD., HERNDON VA 20171
Henry Edward Dubois officer: Chief Development Officer C/O 13241 WOODLAND PARK ROAD, STE 300, HERNDON VA 20171
Christiana L Lin officer: General Counsel & Corp Sec 11465 SUNSET HILLS ROAD, SUITE 200, RESTON VA 20190
Johan G Broekhuysen officer: Chief Financial Officer LUMOS NETWORKS CORP., ONE LUMOS PLAZA, WAYNESBORO VA 22980
Susan M. Gordon director C/O CACI INTERNATIONAL, 1100 N. GLEBE ROAD, 3RD FLOOR, ARLINGTON VA 22201
Mithril Lp 10 percent owner ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING C SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Peter Thiel 10 percent owner 9200 SUNSET BOULEVARD, SUITE 1110, WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90069
S.a. Thales 10 percent owner TOUR CARPE DIEM, 31 PLACE, DES COROLLES, ESPLANADE NORD 92400, COURBEVOIE I0 92400
Thales Alenia Space Us Investment Llc 10 percent owner 1209 ORANGE STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19801
Thales Alenia Space S.a.s. 10 percent owner 100 BD DU MIDI - 06150, CANNES LA BOCA I0 06150
Seahawk Spv Investment Llc 10 percent owner 2733 SOUTH CRYSTAL DRIVE, SUITE 1200, ARLINGTON TX 22202
Brian G. Daum officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC, 13241 WOODLAND PARK ROAD, SUITE 300, HERNDON VA 20271
Mithril Gp Lp 10 percent owner C/O MITHRIL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, 600 CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE 3100, AUSTIN TX 78701
Timothy M. Harvey director 13241 WOODLAND PARK ROAD, SUITE 300, HERNDON VA 20171