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EnerTeck (EnerTeck) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is EnerTeck 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. EnerTeck's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-0.19 Mil. EnerTeck's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-0.08 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 EnerTeck's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ETCK's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 9.88
* 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.


EnerTeck Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for EnerTeck'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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EnerTeck Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of EnerTeck's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, EnerTeck'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.


EnerTeck's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



EnerTeck 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.

EnerTeck's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, EnerTeck's Interest Expense was $-0.30 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.91 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

EnerTeck did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

EnerTeck's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, EnerTeck's Interest Expense was $-0.08 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.19 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

EnerTeck 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.


EnerTeck  (OTCPK:ETCK) 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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EnerTeck (EnerTeck) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
10701 Corporate Drive, Suite 150, Stafford, TX, USA, 77477
EnerTeck Corp is engaged in the business of manufacturing and marketing a fuel borne catalytic engine treatment called EnerBurn for diesel engines. The company mainly serves the trucking, heavy construction, maritime shipping, railroad, and mining industries. Its products and services include the diesel fuel additive product line and EnerBurn Combustion Catalyst for diesel fuel engines. Its EnerBurn is a liquid, chemical formulation, under the product codes differentiated by market application and product concentration, EnerBurn EC5931A, EnerBurn EC5805A, and EnerBurn EC5805C. The company generated the majority of the revenues from the sale of EnerBurn to oilfield service, heavy construction, and mining industries.
Executives
Jack Douglas Cowles director 30 LANSDOWNE DRIVE, LARCHMONT NY 10538
Richard Dicks officer: Chief Financial Officer 10701 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 150, STAFFORD CA 77477
Gary Byron Aman director 6119 APPLE VALLEY LANE, HOUSTON TX 77069
Darrell Dwaine Reese director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2206 COUNTRY CREEK WAY, RICHMOND TX 77469-6639
Thomas Donino director, 10 percent owner 7 LAKESIDE DRIVE, RYE NY 10580
Batl Bioenergy Llc 10 percent owner 7 LAKESIDE DRIVE, RYE NY 10580
Batl Management Lp 10 percent owner 7 LAKESIDE DRIVE, RYE NY 10580
Stanley Crow officer: President 1410 ANDOVER STREET, LIVINGSTON TX 77351
Parrish Brian Ketchmark director, 10 percent owner, officer: President P.O. BOX 256, NORWOOD NJ 07648-0256