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Lightwave Logic (Lightwave Logic) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lightwave Logic 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. Lightwave Logic's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-5.34 Mil. Lightwave Logic's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Lightwave Logic Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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


LWLG's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 9.75
* 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.


Lightwave Logic Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lightwave Logic'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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Lightwave Logic Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Lightwave Logic's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Lightwave Logic'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.


Lightwave Logic's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Lightwave Logic's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lightwave Logic 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.

Lightwave Logic'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, Lightwave Logic's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-21.23 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.77 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Lightwave Logic's interest coverage with the available data.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Lightwave Logic's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-5.34 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.77 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Lightwave Logic's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


Lightwave Logic  (NAS:LWLG) 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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Lightwave Logic (Lightwave Logic) Business Description

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Address
369 Inverness Parkway, Suite 350, Englewood, CO, USA, 80112
Lightwave Logic Inc is a United States-based development stage company moving toward commercialization of next-generation electro-optic photonic devices made on its P2IC technology platform which uses in-house proprietary high-activity and high-stability organic polymers. Electro-optical devices convert data from electric signals into optical signals for multiple applications. It designs and synthesizes organic chromophores for use in its own proprietary electro-optic polymer systems and photonic device designs.
Executives
Frederick J Leonberger director C/O RF MICRO DEVICES, INC., 7628 THORNDIKE ROAD, GREENSBORO NC 27409
Ronald A Bucchi director C/O FIRST CONNECTICUT BANCORP, INC., ONE FARM GLEN BOULEVARD, FARMINGTON CT 06032
Laila Partridge director 78 BLANCHARD ROAD, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Siraj Nour El-ahmadi director 4331 WOODCREST LANE, DALLAS TX 75206
Michael Stephen Lebby director 680 MISSION STREET, 24F, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Craig Ciesla director 369 INVERNESS PARKWAY, SUITE 350, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Thomas Edward Zelibor director 1831 LEFTHAND CIRCLE, SUITE C, LONGMONT CO 80501
George Lauro director 110 KENSINGTON DRIVE, SARATOGA CA 02021
Louis Charles Glasgow officer: Chief Technology Officer 1693 YARDLEY DRIVE, WEST CHESTER PA 19380
Joseph A Miller director ONE RIVERFRONT PLZ, CORNING NY 14831
Goetz Frederick J Jr director, 10 percent owner, officer: President 121 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, SUITE 110, NEWARK DE 19713
Phillips W Smith director, officer: Chair of Board of Directors 7860 EAST MCCLAIN DRIVE, SUITE 2, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260-1627
Thomas P Smith director 7860 EAST MCCLAIN DRIVE SUITE E, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260-1627
James S. Marcelli director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1831 LEFTHAND CIRCLE, SUITE C, LONGMONT CO 80501
Ross W. Fasick director 121 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, SUITE 110, NEWARK DE 19713