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


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What is Metalert 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. Metalert's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.26 Mil. Metalert's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.04 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 Metalert's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


MLRT's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.61
* 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.


Metalert Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metalert'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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Metalert Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Metalert's Interest Coverage

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Metalert'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.


Metalert's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Metalert 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.

Metalert'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, Metalert's Interest Expense was $-0.36 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.88 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.14 Mil.

Metalert did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Metalert's Interest Expense was $-0.04 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.26 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.14 Mil.

Metalert 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.


Metalert  (OTCPK:MLRT) 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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Metalert (Metalert) Business Description

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Address
117 West 9th Street, Suite 1214, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90015
Metalert Inc along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the designing, development, manufacturing, distribution, and sales of products and services in the GPS and BLE wearable technology personal location and wandering assistive technology business. Its Products and services include GPS SmartSole, Take-Along Tracker 4G, Track My Workforce, Sole Protector for GPS Smart sole, Take-Along Friends & the Invisabelt, Protective Medical devices & supplies, and VeriTap. The company generates revenue from product sales, recurring subscriptions, software, and intellectual property (IP) licensing, fees for custom hardware and software development, professional consulting, and support & maintenance services.
Executives
Louis Martin Rosenbaum director 117 W. 9TH STREET, #1214, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Alex Grimes Mckean officer: Interim CFO 1525 MONTANA AVENUE #C, SANTA MONICA CA 90403
Williams H Murray officer: Chief Financial Officer 28426 RANCHO GRANDE, LAGUNA NIGUEL CA 92677
Patrick Aroff director 117 W. 9TH STREET, #1214, LOS ANGELES CA 90015
Andrew Hamish Duncan director 117 W 9TH STREET #1214, LOS ANGELES CA 90015
Gregory Jeremiah Provenzano director 117 W 9TH STREET #1214, LOS ANGELES CA 90015
Multi Media Technology Ventures, Ltd. 10 percent owner 668 N. COAST HWY, STE 191, LAGUNA BEACH CA 92651
Christopher M Walsh officer: Chief Operations Officer 117 W. 9TH STREET, #1214, LOS ANGELES CA 90015
Patrick Bertagna director, officer: President, CEO 117 W. 9TH STREET, #1214, LOS ANGELES CA 90015
Jeff Sharpe director, 10 percent owner, officer: President,Secretary,Treasurer 6348 49TH AVENUE, LADNER A1 V4K 5A1