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Vuzix (VUZI) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Vuzix 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. Vuzix's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-18.36 Mil. Vuzix'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. Vuzix Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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


VUZI's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 12.455
* 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.


Vuzix Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vuzix'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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Vuzix Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Vuzix's Interest Coverage

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Vuzix'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.


Vuzix's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Vuzix 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.

Vuzix'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, Vuzix's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-50.35 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.14 Mil.

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

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Vuzix's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-18.36 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.14 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Vuzix'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.


Vuzix  (NAS:VUZI) 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 .


Vuzix Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Vuzix (VUZI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
25 Hendrix Road, Suite A, West Henrietta, NY, USA, 14586
Vuzix Corp is engaged in design, manufacture, marketing and sale of augmented reality wearable display and computing devices, also referred to as head mounted displays in the form of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality glasses. Geographically, the company generates majority of the revenue from United States and also has its presence in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Others.
Executives
Paul J Travers director, officer: President and CEO 75 TOWN CENTRE DR, ROCHESTER NY 14623
Kay Edward William Jr. director 55 MITCHELL ROAD, PITTSFORD NY 14534
Peter Hamilton Jameson officer: Chief Operating Officer 5 CHIPMUNK TRL, PITTSFORD NY 14534
Raj Rajgopal director C/O VIRTUSA CORPORATION, 2000 WEST PARK DRIVE, WESTBOROUGH MA 01581
Grant Russell director, officer: CFO and Executive VP VUZIX CORPORATION, 75 TOWN CENTRE DR, ROCHESTER NY 14623
Timothy Heydenreich Harned director 71 MAUGUS AVENUE, WELLESLEY MA 02481
Emily Nagle Green director CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, 25 GREENS HILL LANE, RUTLAND VT 05701
Azita Arvani director 1522 LOMA DRIVE, HERMOSA BEACH CA 90254
Intel Corp 10 percent owner 2200 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD, RNB-4-151, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Alexander Ruckdaeschel director 123 EAST 83RD STREET, APT 3-B, NEW YORK NY 10028
Paul A Boris director, officer: Chief Operating Officer 2561 VERONICA DRIVE, CHESTER SPRINGS PA 19425
William Lee director 75 TOWN CENTRE DR, C/O VUZIX CORPORATION, ROCHESTER NY 14623
Michael Dennis Scott director 1211 21ST STREET, HERMOSA BEACH CA 90254
Michael Edwards Mccrackan officer: Vice President of Operations 38 TURNING LEAF DRIVE, PITTSFORD NY 14534
Cecin Jose A Jr director C/O MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES LP, 10802 PARKRIDGE BLVD, RESTON VA 20191