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Franklin Wireless (Franklin Wireless) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Franklin Wireless 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. Franklin Wireless's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.55 Mil. Franklin Wireless's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Franklin Wireless 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. Franklin Wireless Corp 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 Franklin Wireless's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

FKWL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: No Debt   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt


FKWL's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
99.43% of 1583 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 12.57 vs FKWL: No Debt

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


Franklin Wireless Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Franklin Wireless'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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Franklin Wireless Interest Coverage Chart

Franklin Wireless Annual Data
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Franklin Wireless Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Franklin Wireless's Interest Coverage

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Franklin Wireless'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.


Franklin Wireless's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Franklin Wireless's Interest Coverage falls into.



Franklin Wireless 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.

Franklin Wireless's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Franklin Wireless's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-2.31 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Franklin Wireless had no debt (1).

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Franklin Wireless's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.55 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Franklin Wireless 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.


Franklin Wireless  (NAS:FKWL) 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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Franklin Wireless (Franklin Wireless) Business Description

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Address
9707 Waples Street, Suite 150, San Diego, CA, USA, 92121
Franklin Wireless Corp is a provider of wireless solutions, including mobile hotspots, routers, and modems, as well as hardware and software products that support machine-to-machine (M2M) applications and the Internet of Things (IoT). Its M2M and IoT solutions include embedded modules, modems, and gateways built to deliver reliable always-on connectivity supporting a spectrum of applications. These products are designed to solve wireless connectivity challenges in a range of vertical markets, including video surveillance, digital signage, home security, oil and gas exploration, kiosks, fleet management, smart grid, vehicle diagnostics, and telematics.
Executives
Kristina S Kim director 7612 SEATTLE DRIVE, LA MESA CA 91941
Joon Won Jyoung director C/O FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP., 6205 LUSK BLVD., SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Oc Kim director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 5440 MOREHOUSE DR., SUITE 1000, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Yun J Lee officer: Senior Vice President 5440 MOREHOUSE DR., SUITE 1000, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Heidy Kingwan Chow director 92 KESTREL, IRVINE CA 92618
Johnathan Wonjong Chee director 8951 N. MILWAUKEE AVE #202, NILES IL 60714
Richard T Walker officer: Chief Financial Officer 6205 LUSK BLVD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
David S Oros other: No longer member of group 9777 PYRAMID COURT, SUITE 100, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Karen Singer other: member of 13(d) group 10%owner 212 VACCARO DRIVE, CRESSKILL NJ 07626
Miller Lloyd I Iii other: Member of 13(d) group 10%owner
Steven Sherman other: Member of 13(d) group 10%owner
Benjamin J Chung director 2218 AVONDALE DRIVE, FULLERTON CA 92833
Gary Wendel Nelson director 5440 MOREHOUSE DR., SUITE 1000, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Jae Man Lee director, 10 percent owner 9823 PACIFIC HEIGHTS BLVD #J, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
David (kwangho) Kim director C/O WESTECH KOREA, INC., 548-9 GA JWA 3-DONG, SEO-GU, INCEHON M4 00000

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