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Novra Technologies (TSXV:NVI) Interest Coverage : 14.56 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Novra 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. Novra Technologies's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$1.14 Mil. Novra Technologies's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$-0.08 Mil. Novra Technologies's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 14.56. 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. Novra Technologies Inc interest coverage is 3.33, which is low.

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

TSXV:NVI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.66   Med: 3.05   Max: 8.73
Current: 3.33


TSXV:NVI's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
78.7% of 1568 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 12.685 vs TSXV:NVI: 3.33

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


Novra Technologies Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Novra 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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Novra Technologies Interest Coverage Chart

Novra Technologies Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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Novra Technologies Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Novra Technologies's Interest Coverage

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Novra 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.


Novra Technologies's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Novra 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.

Novra 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, Novra Technologies's Interest Expense was C$-0.20 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$0.33 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$4.99 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*0.333/-0.201
=1.66

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Novra Technologies's Interest Expense was C$-0.08 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$1.14 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$4.99 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1.136/-0.078
=14.56

* 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.


Novra Technologies  (TSXV:NVI) 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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Novra Technologies (TSXV:NVI) Business Description

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210 - 100 Innovation Drive, Winnipeg, MB, CAN, R3T 6G2
Novra Technologies Inc is engaged in the satellite data distribution business. It offers a comprehensive product portfolio including hardware, software, and services. In addition to its core video, radio, and data products, areas of expertise and added value include encryption and cybersecurity, next-generation hybrid networks (satellite/terrestrial/cloud), and efficient bandwidth utilization. The company is spread across the United States which is the key revenue driver, Canada, EMEA and APAC.

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