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Retractable Technologies (Retractable Technologies) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Retractable Technologies 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. Retractable Technologies's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-1.50 Mil. Retractable Technologies's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.03 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 Retractable Technologies's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


RVP's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 17.9
* 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.


Retractable Technologies Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Retractable Technologies'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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Retractable Technologies Interest Coverage Chart

Retractable Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Retractable Technologies Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Retractable Technologies's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Retractable Technologies'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.


Retractable Technologies's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Retractable Technologies's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Retractable Technologies 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.

Retractable Technologies'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, Retractable Technologies's Interest Expense was $-0.15 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-5.26 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.23 Mil.

Retractable Technologies did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Retractable Technologies's Interest Expense was $-0.03 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.50 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.15 Mil.

Retractable Technologies 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.


Retractable Technologies  (AMEX:RVP) 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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Retractable Technologies (Retractable Technologies) Business Description

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Address
511 Lobo Lane, Little Elm, TX, USA, 75068-5295
Retractable Technologies Inc designs, develops, manufactures, and markets safety syringes and other safety medical products for the healthcare profession. The company's products are the VanishPoint 0.5mL insulin syringe; 1mL tuberculin, insulin, and allergy antigen syringes; 0.5mL, 1mL, 2mL, 3mL, 5mL, and 10mL syringes; the small diameter tube adapter; the blood collection tube holder; the allergy tray; the IV safety catheter; the Patient Safe syringes; the Patient Safe Luer Cap; the VanishPoint Blood Collection Set; and the EasyPoint needle, as well as a standard 3mL syringe packaged with an EasyPoint needle. The company also sells VanishPoint autodisable syringes in the international market in addition to its other products.
Executives
Thomas J Shaw director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO 511 LOBO LANE, LITTLE ELM TX 75068
Braden Michael Leonard 10 percent owner 156 S. FIRST STREET, ZIONSVILLE IN 46077
Bigby Walter O Jr director 816 BENTON RD, BOSSIER CITY LA 71111
Darren E Findley director 1618 GRASSMERE RD, FRANKLIN TN 37064
Russell B Kuhlman director, officer: Vice President of Sales 511 LOBO LANE, PO BOX 9, LITTLE ELM TX 75068
Fort John W Iii director, officer: Chief Financial Officer 511 LOBO LANE, LITTLE ELM TX 75068
Amy Mack director 1701 LEGACY DRIVE SUITE 100, FRISCO TX 75034
Clarence D Zierhut director 1217 BLUEBIRD LANE, GARLAND TX 75042
Lillian E Salerno 10 percent owner 777 7TH AVENUE, UNIT 308, WASHINGTON DC 20001
Suzanne M August 10 percent owner 340 NORTH JULIA CIRCLE, ST. PETERSBURG FL 33706
Steven R Wisner director, officer: Exec. VP, Eng & Prod. 511 LOBO LANE, PO BOX 9, LITTLE ELM TX 75068
Marco Laterza director P.O. BOX 64104, EL PASO TX 79904
Jimmie Shiu director 511 LOBO LANE, P.O. BOX 9, LITTLE ELM TX 75068
Patti King director 9145 MARTIN ROAD, ROSWELL GA 30076
Michele Larios officer: Vice President/General Counsel 511 LOBO LANE, LITTLE ELM TX 75068

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