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Galaxy Gaming (Galaxy Gaming) Interest Coverage : 0.57 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Galaxy Gaming 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. Galaxy Gaming's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.31 Mil. Galaxy Gaming's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.32 Mil. Galaxy Gaming's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.57. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Galaxy Gaming Incs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Galaxy Gaming's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

GLXZ' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.74   Med: 1.61   Max: 6
Current: 0.74


GLXZ's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
90.4% of 604 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 5.135 vs GLXZ: 0.74

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


Galaxy Gaming Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Galaxy Gaming'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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Galaxy Gaming Interest Coverage Chart

Galaxy Gaming Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.00 - 2.89 0.82 0.74

Galaxy Gaming Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.05 1.02 1.09 0.31 0.57

Competitive Comparison of Galaxy Gaming's Interest Coverage

For the Gambling subindustry, Galaxy Gaming'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.


Galaxy Gaming's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Galaxy Gaming's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Galaxy Gaming's Interest Coverage falls into.



Galaxy Gaming 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.

Galaxy Gaming'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, Galaxy Gaming's Interest Expense was $-9.06 Mil. Its Operating Income was $6.73 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $53.78 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*6.73/-9.063
=0.74

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Galaxy Gaming's Interest Expense was $-2.32 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1.31 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $53.78 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1.31/-2.316
=0.57

* 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.


Galaxy Gaming  (OTCPK:GLXZ) 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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Galaxy Gaming (Galaxy Gaming) Business Description

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Address
6480 Cameron Street, Suite 305, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89118
Galaxy Gaming Inc develops, acquires, assembles, and markets technology and entertainment-based products and services for the gaming industry for placement on casino floors and on legal internet gaming sites. Its products and services are related to licensed casino operators' table game activities and focus on either increasing profitability, productivity, and security or expanding gaming entertainment offerings in the form of proprietary table games, electronically enhanced table game platforms, and fully automated electronic tables and other ancillary equipment. In addition, it licenses intellectual property to legal internet gaming operators. Its products are assembled at headquarters in Las Vegas, Nevada, as well as outsourced for certain sub-assemblies in the United States.
Executives
Hagerty Harry C Iii officer: CFO 6767 SPENCER STREET, LAS VEGAS NV 89119
Meredith B. Brill director 52 HILLHURST BLVD, TORONTO A6 M5N 1N6
Cheryl Kondra director 6480 CAMERON STREET, SUITE 305, LAS VEGAS NV 89118
Mark A Lipparelli director 6595 S JONES BLVD, LAS VEGAS, NV, USA NV 89118
Todd P Cravens officer: CEO 6767 SPENCER STREET, LAS VEGAS NV 89119
Michael Gavin Isaacs director BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 6601 BERMUDA ROAD, LAS VEGAS NV 89119
William A Zender director 296 DOE RUN CIRCLE, HENDERSON NV 89012
Bryan W. Waters director 240 MONTE VISTA RIDGE ROAD, ORINDA CA 94563
Norman H Desrosiers director 6987 VINNEDGE LANE, #119, HIGHLAND NV 92346
Triangulum Partners, Llc. 10 percent owner 6767 SPENCER ST, LAS VEGAS NV 89119
Robert B. Saucier director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, CFO 6980 O'BANNON DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89117
Gary Anthony Vecchiarelli officer: Chief Financial Officer 6980 OBANNON DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89117
Alixandra Saucier Regulatory Trust other: Affiliated Trust 698O O'BANNON DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89117
William E O'hara officer: COO 6980 O'BANNON DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89117
Patrick Mcnevin director 5205 E. LINCOLN DR., PARADISE VALLEY AZ 85253

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