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Meta Materials (Meta Materials) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Meta Materials 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. Meta Materials's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-5.68 Mil. Meta Materials's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.11 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 Meta Materials's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


MMAT's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.72
* 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.


Meta Materials Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Meta Materials'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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Meta Materials Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Meta Materials's Interest Coverage

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Meta Materials'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.


Meta Materials's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Meta Materials 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.

Meta Materials'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, Meta Materials's Interest Expense was $-0.43 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-58.90 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8.90 Mil.

Meta Materials did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Meta Materials's Interest Expense was $-0.11 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-5.68 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8.63 Mil.

Meta Materials 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.


Meta Materials  (NAS:MMAT) 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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Meta Materials (Meta Materials) Business Description

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Meta Materials Inc delivers previously unachievable performance, across a range of applications, by inventing, designing, developing, and manufacturing sustainable, highly functional materials. Its extensive technology platform enables global brands to deliver breakthrough products to their customers in consumer electronics, 5G communications, health and wellness, aerospace, automotive, and clean energy. Its products include NANOWEB, which is a transparent conductive film; holoOPTIX; ARfusion; metaAIR; and glucoWISE.
Executives
Jennifer K. Cheraso officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 3901 MIDWAY PLACE NE, ALBUQUERQUE NM 87109
James Macmillan Fusaro director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1900 S. PRICE ROAD, CHANDLER AZ 85248
Philippe Morali director 400 N. MCCARTHY BLVD., MILPITAS CA 94089
Georgios Palikaras director, 10 percent owner, officer: See Remarks C/O META MATERIALS INC., 1 RESEARCH DRIVE, DARTMOUTH A5 BY2 4M9
David Daniel Eaton officer: Chief Legal Officer 1706 PASEO DE PERALTA, SANTA FE NM 87501
Uzi Sasson officer: See Remarks 2041 LANDINGS DRIVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Vyomesh Joshi director 17343 VIA DEL CAMPO, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Eugenia Corrales director C/O SHORETEL, INC., 960 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Jonathan Waldern officer: Chief Technical Officer C/O META MATERIALS INC., 1 RESEARCH DRIVE, DARTMOUTH A5 B2Y 4M9
Rice Kenneth L Jr officer: See Remarks C/O 85 MAIN STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Thomas Gordon Welch 10 percent owner 47 PLEASANT STREET, PO BOX 40, CHESTER A5 B0J 1J0
John R Harding director C/O MARIMBA INC, 440 CLYDE AVENUE, MOUNTAINVIEW CA 94043
Steen Karsbo director C/O META MATERIALS INC., 1 RESEARCH DRIVE, DARTMOUTH A5 B2Y 4M9
Michael James Graves director 5700 PLANO PARKWAY, SUITE 3600, PLANO TX 75093
Anne Barber Lambert 10 percent owner 47 PLEASANT STREET, PO BOX 40, CHESTER A5 B0J 1J0