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Energy Solutions, (FRA:3IQ1) Interest Coverage : 0.80 (As of Mar. 2013)


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What is Energy Solutions, 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. Energy Solutions,'s Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2013 was €11 Mil. Energy Solutions,'s Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2013 was €-14 Mil. Energy Solutions,'s interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was 0.80. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

FRA:3IQ1' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 0.77
Current: 0.77


FRA:3IQ1's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Waste Management industry.
Industry Median: 5.135 vs FRA:3IQ1: 0.77

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


Energy Solutions, Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Energy Solutions,'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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Energy Solutions, Interest Coverage Chart

Energy Solutions, Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 2.64 3.22 0.62 - 0.56

Energy Solutions, Quarterly Data
Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.23 1.06 1.00 0.80

Competitive Comparison of Energy Solutions,'s Interest Coverage

For the Waste Management subindustry, Energy Solutions,'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.


Energy Solutions,'s Interest Coverage Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Energy Solutions,'s Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Energy Solutions,'s Interest Coverage falls into.



Energy Solutions, 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.

Energy Solutions,'s Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012, Energy Solutions,'s Interest Expense was €-54 Mil. Its Operating Income was €30 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €609 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2012 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2012 )
=-1*30.409/-54.263
=0.56

Energy Solutions,'s Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2013, Energy Solutions,'s Interest Expense was €-14 Mil. Its Operating Income was €11 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €617 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2013 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2013 )
=-1*11.483/-14.394
=0.80

* 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.


Energy Solutions,  (FRA:3IQ1) 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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Energy Solutions, (FRA:3IQ1) Business Description

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EnergySolutions, Inc. was initially formed as Envirocare of Utah, Inc. in 1988. In January 2005, the Company converted to a limited liability company, Envirocare of Utah, LLC (Envirocare). Immediately thereafter, the sole member of Envirocare sold all of its member interest to ENV Holdings LLC. In 2006, it changed its name from Envirocare of Utah, LLC to EnergySolutions, LLC. On November 20, 2007, the date of the completion of its initial public offering, it completed its conversion to a corporate structure whereby EnergySolutions, LLC converted to EnergySolutions, Inc. It is now organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Company is a provider of specialized, technology-based nuclear services to government and commercial customers. Its range of nuclear services includes engineering, operation of nuclear reactors, in-plant support services, spent nuclear fuel management, D&D, logistics, transportation, processing and disposal. The Company also owns and operates strategic facilities that complement its services and uniquely position it to provide a single-source solution to its customers. It provides its services through four business segments: Federal Services; Commercial Services; Logistics, Processing and Disposal (LP&D); and International. The services that it provides to its government customers include the on-site characterization, sorting, segregation, transportation, management and disposal of classified and unclassified solid and liquid LLRW, MLLW and other special wastes. The Company also manages high-level radioactive waste inventories at a number of government sites, pending their future off-site disposition. In addition, it performs D&D and demolition of facilities, including disposal of radioactive materials. Its work includes the development of technologies, engineering, fabrication and operation of facilities to reduce the hazards posed by high-level radioactive waste pending final disposition in a national geological repository. It provides a range of on-site services to commercial customers, including commercial power and utility companies that operate nuclear power plants, pharmaceutical companies, research laboratories, universities, industrial facilities and other entities that generate radioactive materials or are involved in the nuclear services industry. The Company's services include D&D, project planning, site surveys, radioactive material characterization and management, liquid waste processing, spent nuclear fuel services, emergency response and other nuclear services. It provides a range of logistics, processing and disposal services and own and operate strategic facilities for the safe processing and disposal of radioactive materials. The Company's transportation and logistics services encompass all aspects of transporting radioactive materials, including obtaining all required local and federal licenses and permits, loading and bracing shipments, conducting

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