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Consumer Automotive Finance (Consumer Automotive Finance) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Consumer Automotive Finance 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. Consumer Automotive Finance's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was $-0.53 Mil. Consumer Automotive Finance's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Consumer Automotive Finance has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

(1) 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.

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

CAFI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: No Debt   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt


CAFI's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
98.79% of 165 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 69.18 vs CAFI: No Debt

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


Consumer Automotive Finance Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Consumer Automotive Finance'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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Consumer Automotive Finance Interest Coverage Chart

Consumer Automotive Finance Annual Data
Trend Dec03 Dec04 Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
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Consumer Automotive Finance Semi-Annual Data
Dec03 Dec04 Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - No Debt No Debt No Debt

Competitive Comparison of Consumer Automotive Finance's Interest Coverage

For the Credit Services subindustry, Consumer Automotive Finance'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.


Consumer Automotive Finance's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Consumer Automotive Finance's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Consumer Automotive Finance's Interest Coverage falls into.



Consumer Automotive Finance 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.

Consumer Automotive Finance's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Consumer Automotive Finance's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.53 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Consumer Automotive Finance had no debt (1).

Consumer Automotive Finance's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2023, Consumer Automotive Finance's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.53 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Consumer Automotive Finance had no debt (1).

* 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.


Consumer Automotive Finance  (OTCPK:CAFI) 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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Consumer Automotive Finance (Consumer Automotive Finance) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
746 North Drive, STE A, Melbourne, FL, USA, 32934
Consumer Automotive Finance Inc is an indirect automotive financial services company that focuses on servicing the sub-prime market. It has developed a criteria-based system, which has been effective in evaluating deal structure as well as a consumer's ability to pay for an automobile loan. The company provides financing solutions for buying Cars and Trucks and also provides a wide range of credit profiles through dealers in Nevada and soon Arizona and Utah, as well as online through the Dealer Loan programs.
Executives
Scott Eugene Miller officer: CEO 2239 N. HAYDEN RD., SUITE 100, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85257
Jamie Kerr director, 10 percent owner, officer: President 2925 N. 67TH PLACE, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85251
John Shaffer director, officer: Treasurer 2925 N. 67TH PLACE, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85251

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